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NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 9781284078954_CH14_293_230.indd 293 18/06/15 6:35 pm 294 CHAPTER 14 Infant Assessment and Development © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC NOT FORTABLE SALE 14-1 OR Apgar DISTRIBUTION Score NOTHypotonia FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION Five factors are used to evaluate the baby’s condition, and A hypotonic infant has very low body tone and tends to each factor is scored on a scale of 0 to 2, with 2 being the “droop” over the examiner’s hand. e extremities are best score. in extension, and there is minimal resistance to passive 1. Activity and muscle tone © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLCmovement. e baby appears ©oppy, Jones sluggish, & Bartlett and accid Learning, LLC 2. Pulse (heart rate) (see Figure 14-1). A hypotonic baby may have diculty 3. Grimace response (medicallyNOT known FOR as SALE “reex irritability”)OR DISTRIBUTIONstaying latched to the breast becauseNOT FORof a weak SALE suck. ORHe or DISTRIBUTION 4. 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ItLearning, may be associated LLC with prematu- hunger cues. Be alert for any areas on the baby’s body that rity, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), NOT FORcause SALE pain orOR discomfort. DISTRIBUTION NOTPrader-Willi FOR SALE phenotype OR DISTRIBUTION of fragile X syndrome, or botu- If you are unfamiliar with assessing newborns, you will lism infection. nd the New Ballard Scale (NBS) helpful in assessing the normal newborn (see Table 14-2). is gestational assess- Hypertonia ment tool evaluates the tone of the infant’s total body, wrist, biceps muscle, knee© Jonesjoint, shoulder & Bartlett girdle, andLearning, pel- ALLC hypertonic infant has very rigid© Jones body tone. & With Bartlett hyperto Learning,- LLC vic girdle. “Girdle” refersNOT to the FOR bones SALE that encircleOR DISTRIBUTION the nia, the baby is oen in hyperextension,NOT FOR arching SALE away OR from DISTRIBUTION shoulder and pelvis. A detailed description and free online the breast and the mother (see Figure 14-2). e mother illustration of the scale are available at www.ballardscore. may report that her baby is dicult to comfort, pulls away com. Chapter 24 covers preterm infants, and Chapter 26 from contact, and does not snuggle into her chest or neck. discusses a variety of infant medical conditions. Instead, her baby leans back and away from her. © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC Many hypertonic© Jones babies & Bartlett cannot tolerate Learning, anyone LLC han- dling them and prefer to interact from a safe distance. PostureNOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION ey are oen very alert and squirmy, and they will hold Babies favor the fetal position, and healthy, full-term their heads erect from a prone (face-down) position or newborns generally hold their arms and legs in moderate on the shoulder. 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