The Newborn PPT
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This PowerPoint presentation details characteristics of newborns, such as the Apgar score and various criteria used for evaluation. The presentation also covers the new Ballard score, anthropometric measurements, such as weight, length, and head circumference. Detailed information on body systems and different parts of the body is also examined.
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The Newborn PROFILE OF THE NEWBORN Newborn Period / Neonatal Stage – from birth to 4 wks or 28 days. Neonate – newborn infant APGAR SCORE was devised in 1952 by Dr. Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method to quickly and summarily assess the health...
The Newborn PROFILE OF THE NEWBORN Newborn Period / Neonatal Stage – from birth to 4 wks or 28 days. Neonate – newborn infant APGAR SCORE was devised in 1952 by Dr. Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn children immediately after birth. Apgar was an anesthesiologist who developed the score in order to ascertain the effects of obstetric anesthesia on babies. Virginia Apgar Evaluates the newborn baby on five simple criteria on a scale from zero to two, then summing up the five values thus obtained. The resulting Apgar score ranges from zero to 10. The five criteria are summarized using words chosen to form (Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration). The Criteria Component Score of 0 Score of 1 Score of 2 of Acronym blue at no cyanosis blue or extremities Skin color/ body and pale all body pink Appearance Complexion extremities over (acrocyanosi pink s) Pulse rate Absent
