| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Foreward | 100 |
Even as technology progresses at a blinding speed, the skilled examiner remains the most valuable segment of the medical repertoire. |
| Gestational Assessment | 200 | An overview of gestational age assessment methodologies, technologies and influencing factors. |
| Neuromuscular Maturation | 300 | Overview of performing neuromuscular maturation assessment. |
| Neonatal Muscle Tone | 400 | An overview of neonatal muscle tone. |
| Summary | 500 | A summary of Gestational Assessment, its influencing factors and methodology. |
| About Dr. Ballard | 600 | Jeanne L. Ballard MD, author of the New Ballard Score, is a now-retired associate professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Ballard's research and publications have included studies on infants of diabetic mothers, medical and psychological implications of sibling visitation on neonatal intensive care units, survivability of extremely immature neonates, and safer methods for the prevention of meconium aspiration syndrome, as well as her study of the interrelationship between fetal maturation and gestational age. |
| References | 700 | References for Using the New Ballard Score |
| Position | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Neuromuscular Maturation Overview | Overview of performing neuromuscular maturation assessment. |
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