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• APGAR score purpose


  Quick assessment of physical condition
• APGAR score timing 


  1 & 5 minutes after birth
• What APGAR score evaluates


  Heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes, color
• APGAR score benefits


  Simple, quick, universal
• APGAR score limitations


  Doesn't assess long-term health or behavior
• Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale purpose


  Behavioral and neurological assessment
• Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale timing


  First days to weeks of life
• What Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale evaluates


  Reflexes, motor skills, alertness, state regulation, social interaction
• Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale benefits


  More comprehensive picture of development
• Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale limitations


  Requires training, time-consuming
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) purpose

  Neurological assessment for high-risk infants
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) timing


  Throughout NICU stay
• What Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) evaluates


  Standardized neurological reflexes, muscle tone, behavioral responses
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) benefits


  Designed for high-risk infants, tracks changes
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) limitations


  Requires training, not for healthy newborns