| Title | Description | Status | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Archive | Video demonstrations of the Ballard Score for determining gestational age of a newborn and more videos to come. | Approved |
Ballard Score Assessment Demonstration The Ballard Score Assessment of Gestational Age |
| Neuromuscular Maturity | Ballard Score Training - Performing the Assessment of Neuromuscular Maturity | Approved |
1. Posture 2. Square Window 3. Arm Recoil 4. Popliteal Angle 5. Scarf Sign 6. Heel to Ear |
| Physical Maturity | Ballard Score Training - Performing the Assessment of Physical Maturity | Approved |
1. Skin 2. Lanugo 3. Plantar Surface 4. Breast 5. Eye/Ear 6. Genitals-Male 7. Genitals-Female |
| Monograph | Monograph for Assessing the Maturational Age of the Newborn Infant Using the New Ballard Score | Approved |
Foreward Gestational Assessment Neuromuscular Maturation Neonatal Muscle Tone Summary About Dr. Ballard References |
| Title | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Skin | 700 | Maturation of fetal skin involves the development of its intrinsic structures concurrent with the gradual loss of its protective coating, the vernix caseosa. |
| 2. Lanugo | 800 | Lanugo is the fine hair covering the body of the fetus. |
| 3. Plantar Surface | 900 | This item pertains to the major foot creases on the sole of the foot. |
| 4. Breast | 1000 | The breast bud consists of breast tissue that is stimulated to grow by maternal estrogens and fatty tissue which is dependent upon fetal nutritional status. |
| 5. Eye/Ear | 1100 | The pinna of the fetal ear changes it configuration and increases in cartilage content as maturation progresses. The examiner may also note the state of eyelid development as an additional indicator of fetal maturation. |
| 6. Genitals-Male | 1200 | The fetal testicles begin their descent from the peritoneal cavity into the scrotal sack at approximately the 30th week of gestation. |
| 7. Genitals-Female | 1300 | The fetal labia majora contain fat and their size are affected by intrauterine nutrition. In extreme prematurity, the labia are flat and the clitoris is very prominent and may resemble the male phallus. |