NBN assessment

The fold of loose skin covering the end of penis; prepuce

Acrocyanosis

A newborn reflex in which the examiner strokes the foot causing the big toe to dorsiflex and the he toes will flare

Babinski reflex

The neonates tendency to grasp anything that lightly stimulates the palm; used in determining neurological or muscular maturity of the newborn infant

Grasp reflex

Swelling of the soft tissues of the newborn scalp that crosses the suture lines. It is self-limiting and necessitates no treatment

Capital succesaneum

A diamond shaped area between the two frontal and two parietal bones of the newborns head also called a soft spot

Anterior fontanelle

A evaluation tool with a maximum score of 10; used to assess a newborn at 1 min and five mins after delivery. Five factors (scored 0, 1, 2) are heart rate color muscle tone relax irritability and respiratory effort

Apgar score

Subperiosteal sweating containing blood, found on the head of some new boring. Swelling doesn't cross suture line, there often appears unilateral; usually disappears within first two weeks to two months without tax

Cephalohematoma

A congenital anomaly in which the urethral meat us is located on the dorsal surface of the penis

Epispadias

Splotchy red areas with firm yellow white applies that have a red base on skin of newborn

Erythema toxicum

The infant is lifted from the bed, the head will fall back, because the newborn cannot maintain neutral position of the head

Head lag

A grave form of jaundice in newborn caused by hyperbilirubinemia and resulting in brain damage

Kernicterus

The larger outer folds of skin on either side of vulva

Labia majora

The smaller inner folds of skin on either side of vulva

Labia minora

Fine downy hair seen on all parts of the fetus except the palms of the hands and soles of the feet by the end of twenty weeks gestation

Langugo

A newborn reflex in which a loud noise, bumping the surface of the crib, or suddenly lowering the head while holding will cause the infant to symmetrically extend and abduct the arms and then adduct in an embrace like motion

Lanugo

A congenital anomaly in which the head of the newborn is usually small

Microcephaly

Very small white keratin filled cysts or papyrus normally found on neonates face. Usually go away on own

Milia

Dark blue or slate grey discoloration most commonly found in lumbosacral area: intensity and hue of color remain until fading occurs

Monogolian spots

A sound heard while listening and to the heart; caused by blood leaking through opening that have not closed remain until fading occurs

Murmur

Abnormal sucking in of the chest wall during inspiration; indicates respiratory distress. They can be substernal or intercostal

Retractions

The infants tendency to turn the head and open the lips to suck when that side of the mouth or cheek is touched or stroked

Rooting reflex

A cheese like substance secreted by the sebaceous glands near the clitoris in the female and under the prepuce of an uncircumcised male

Smegma

development anomaly in which the urethra opens on the lower surface of penis

Hypospadias

A protective cheese like whitish substance made of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells that is present on fetal skin and the skin of newborn

Vernix caseosa

The conforming of the fetal head to the size and shape of the birth canal

molding