| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | Ad | |
| 250 | Ad2 | |
| 1400 | 14. Carpenter G, Cohen S. | Epidermal growth factor. |
| 1300 | 13. Pearson AA. | The development of the eyelids. Part I. External features. |
| 1200 | 12. Hem WM. | Correlation of fetal age and measurements between 10 and 26 weeks of gestation. |
| 1100 | 11. Streeter GI. | Weight, sitting height, head size, foot length, and menstrual age of the human embryo. |
| 1000 | 10. Stevens-Simon C, Cullinan J, Stinson S, McAvarney ER. | Effects of race on the validity of clinical estimates of gestational age. |
| 450 | Ad3 | |
| 900 | 9. Damoulaki-Sfakianaki E, Robertson A, Cordero L. | Skin creases on the sole of the foot as a physical index of maturity |
| 700 | 7. Field J. Handbook of Physiology, Section 1. | Neurophysiology |
| 600 | 6. Amiel-Tison C. | Possible acceleration of neurologic maturation following high-risk pregnancy. |
| 500 | 5. Gould JB, Gluck L, Kulovich MV. | The relationship between accelerated pulmonary maturity and accelerated neurological maturity in certain chronically stressed pregnancies. |
| 400 | 4. Ballard JL, Khoury JC, Wedig K, Wang L, Eilers-Walsman BL, Lipp R. | The New Ballard Score, expanded to include extremely premature infants. |
| 300 | 3. Secher NJ, Kern Hansen P, Lenstrup C, Pedersen-Bjergaard, Sindberg, Eriksen P. | Biphasic intrauterine growth in insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancies. |
| 200 | 2. Siddiqi TA, Miodovnik: M, Mimouni F, Clark EA, Khoury JC. | Biphasic intrauterine growth in insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancies. |
| 100 | 1. Kretchmer N, Schumacher LB, Silliman K. | Biological factors affecting intrauterine growth. Seminars in Perinatology |
| 800 | 8. Allen MC, Capute AJ. | Tone and reflex development before term. |
| 750 | Ad5 | |
| 550 | ad4 | |
| 950 | ad6 | |
| 1050 | ad10 | |
| 1250 | ad11 |