Neonatal Case Sheet
Neonatal Case Sheet
Neonatal Case Sheet
• Age ______ years. Blood Group _____ Rh type _____ Gravida
_____ Living children _____ Abortion _____
• If abortion, which trimester? Any Known reason?
• If any sibling deaths, at what age? Any known cause? Clinical
details?
• Any other problem with previous children? (preterm delivery/
developmental delay/ seizure disorder/congenital anomaly) If yes,
details?
• Previous LSCS? If so, indication
• Consanguinity? If yes, degree of consanguinity
• Any medical Problem to mother
• Any long term medications
• Pedigree chart
• Any significant medical problem in family
• VDRL....HIV.....HBsAg.......Any other relevant tests
• Periconceptional Folic Acid Yes/No
• First Trimester‐ UTI/ vaginal bleeds/ any medication/ fever or/and rash/
USG done/findings
• Second Trimester‐ Fever and/or rash, PIH, USG, Medications, anaemia,
diabetes
• Third Trimester‐ PIH/GDM/abnormal presentation/USG findings/
medications
• Time taken for delivery after rupture of membranes
• Any h/o foetal distress/ decreased foetal movements
• Liquor‐ clear/ meconium stained/ foul smelling
• Number of per vaginal examinations done after rupture of
membranes
• Any fever just before or after delivery? If yes, any reason
known?
• Mother on any antibiotics?
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LABOUR
• Mode of Delivery – Normal/ Vaccume/ Forceps/ LSCS
• Indication?
• If LSCS, elective/ Emergency
• Presentation
• Single/ multiple
• Medications to mother‐ spinal/ Epidural/ General
anaesthesia, narcotics, any other
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NATAL HISTORY
• Cried soon after delivery – Yes/ No
• If not, details of resuscitation done and how baby responded to
that
• Meconium staining of amniotic fluid
• Whether handed over to relatives soon or admitted
• Birth weight?
• Apgar score at 1 minute/ 5minute/ 10 minute
• Breast feeding initiated at what time? Sucked well? If not, details
• Urine passed at what time? Stream?
• Meconium passed at what time?
• Any problem with temperature maintenance?
• Whether noticed to have jaundice? If yes, at what hour of life? Severity?
How managed?
• Any feeding problem?
• Feeding problem
• Poor activity/poor feeding
• Any seizure/ seizure like episodes?
• Any congenital anomalies/ dysmorphism observed?
• Any jaundice?
• Any bleeding
• Fever/ cold to touch
• Abdominal distension/ constipation/ vomiting
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
• General Appearance‐ whether looks sick or not?
• Vital signs: Heart rate, Respiratory rate, Temperature,
Blood Pressure, Capillary Refill Time
• Anthropometry: Weight, Length, Head circumference,
US:LS ratio, Chest circumference
• Weight gain adequate or not
• Ponderal index or Dyne’s formula (to decide
symmetrical or asymmetrical)
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HEAD TO FOOT EXAMINATION
• Head moulding/ fontanelle/ caput/ cephalhaematoma
• Eyes‐ haemorrhage, red reflex, any abnormality
• Ears‐ position, shape
• Nose‐ abnormal shape, size, hypertelorism
• Mouth: lips/ gums/ palate/ natal teeth
• Neck:
• Skin: jaundice/ cyanosis/ rashes/ haemangioma
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
• Umbilicus
• Genitalia: testes descended/not, penis size, hypospadias,
ambiguity, pigmentation
• Hernia/ hydrocele
• Hip: DDH present/ No
• Extremities
• Back and spine: myelomeningocele, spina bifida
• Others
• By Modified New Ballard Scoring system
• Physical maturity and neurological maturity
assessed
• Soon after birth or at least with in 72 hours
1. Term SGA
2. Term AGA
3. Term LGA
4. Preterm SGA
5. Preterm AGA
6. Preterm LGA
7. Post term SGA
8. Post term AGA
9. Post term LGA
• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular system
• Abdominal examination
• Nervous system
• Neonatal reflexes
• Musculo skeletal system
• Gestational age‐ term/ preterm
• AGA/LGA/SGA
• Male/ female
• Single/ first/second of twins
• With specific diagnosis
• Eg: 34 weeks preterm AGA, single male baby with neonatal
hyperbilirubinaemia, probably due to ABO incompatibility
• Suggest relevant investigations and management
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