New Ballard Score
Gestational Age
— Weeks
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Total Score
0
0 / 12 selected
Neuromuscular
0 / 24
Physical
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Neuromuscular Maturity
6 Parameters
-1
Flaccid / Total ext.
0
Arms & legs ext.
1
Slight hip flexion
2
Moderate flexion
3
Legs flexed, arms slight
4
Full 4-limb flexion
-1
> 90°
0
90°
1
60°
2
45°
3
30°
4
0°
-1
No recoil / 180°
0
180°
1
140°–180°
2
110°–140°
3
90°–110°
4
< 90°
-1
180°
0
160°
1
140°
2
120°
3
100°
4
90°
5
< 90°
-1
Past opp. axilla
0
Opp. axillary line
1
Between opp. & mid
2
At midline
3
Same-side axilla
4
< Same-side line
-1
Past ear / flat
0
To ear
1
Near ear
2
Nose level
3
Chin level
4
Chest level
Physical Maturity
6 Parameters
-1
Sticky, friable, transparent
0
Gelatinous, red, translucent
1
Smooth, pink; visible veins
2
Superficial peeling / rash; few veins
3
Cracking, pale areas; rare veins
4
Parchment, deep cracking; no vessels
5
Leathery, cracked, wrinkled
-1
None
0
Sparse
1
Abundant
2
Thinning
3
Bald areas
4
Mostly bald
-2
Heel-toe < 40 mm
-1
Heel-toe 40–50 mm
0
> 50 mm, no crease
1
Faint red marks
2
Anterior transverse crease only
3
Creases anterior 2/3
4
Creases over entire sole
-1
Imperceptible
0
Barely perceptible
1
Flat areola, no bud
2
Stippled areola, 1–2 mm bud
3
Raised areola, 3–4 mm bud
4
Full areola, 5–10 mm bud
-2
Lids fused tightly
-1
Lids fused loosely
0
Lids open; pinna flat, stays folded
1
Slightly curved pinna; soft; slow recoil
2
Well curved pinna; soft, ready recoil
3
Formed and firm, instant recoil
4
Thick cartilage, ear stiff
-1
Scrotum flat, smooth
0
Scrotum empty, faint rugae
1
Testes in upper canal, rare rugae
2
Testes descending, few rugae
3
Testes down, good rugae
4
Testes pendulous, deep rugae