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Newborn Assessment Chart

Newborn assessment chart

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Newborn Assessment

APGAR Score
Appearance 1 Minute 5 Minutes Normal Measurements
Pink torso and extremities 2
Weight: 6-10 lbs.
Pink torso, blue extremities 1
Blue all over 0
Length: 18-22 in.
Pulse 1 Minute 5 Minutes
Head circumference: 33-35 cm.
> 100 2 Chest circumference: 30-33 cm.
< 100 1
Absent 0
Grimace 1 Minute 5 Minutes
Meds and Labs
Vigorous cry 2
Vitamin K: prevent hemorrhage
Limited cry 1
No response to stimulus 0
Optic Antibiotic: prevent newborn blindness
Activity 1 Minute 5 Minutes PKU Level: within 24 hrs after feeding begins
Actively moving 2 Coombs’ Test: if mother Rh-neg.
Limited movement 1 Immunizations: Hep-B can be given
Flaccid 0
Respiratory Effort 1 Minute 5 Minutes
Strong loud cry 2 Newborn Assessment
Hypoventilation, irregular 1
Absent 0 Appearance: pink, loud cry, well-flexed, full ROM
Totals:
Fontanelles:
8-10 normal, 4-6 moderate depression, 0-3 aggressive resuscitation
anterior (diamond-shaped), porterior (triangular)
Mouth:
assess for cleft lip or palate Heart:
Fontanelles
assess for murmur

Respirations:
assess breathing
Umbilical Cord:
1 vein, 2 arteries
clamped

Extremities:
equal length
10 fingers and toes

Genitalia:
male: testes palpable
female: discharge of blood or mucus normal

Possible Complications During Delivery

Meconium Aspiration
Limb Presentation
Cord Presentation
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Breech Presentation

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