e/Ballard Maturational Assessment

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has gloss	eng: The Ballard Maturational Assessment, Ballard Score, or Ballard Scale is a commonly used technique of gestational age assessment. It assigns a score to various criteria, the sum of all of which is then extrapolated to the gestational age of the baby. These criteria are divided into Physical and Neurological criteria. This scoring allows for the estimation of age in the range of 26 weeks-44 weeks. The New Ballard Score is an extension of the above to include extremely pre-term babies i.e. up to 20 weeks. The scoring relies on the intra-uterine changes that the fetus undergoes during its maturation. Whereas the neurological criteria depend mainly upon muscle tone, the physical ones rely on anatomical changes. The neonate (less than 28 days of age) is in a state of physiological hypertonia. This tone increases throughout the fetal growth period, meaning a more premature baby would have lesser muscle tone.
lexicalization	eng: Ballard Maturational Assessment
instance of	c/Medical terms

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Castilian
has gloss	spa: En neonatología, el test de Ballard es una técnica clínica comúnmente usada para el cálculo indirecto de la edad gestacional de un recién nacido. El test le asigna un valor a cada criterio de examinación, la suma total del cual es luego extrapolado para inferir la edad gestacional del neonato. Los criterios se dividen en físicos y neurológicos y la suma de los criterios permite estimar edades entre 26 y 44 semanas de embarazo. Adicional a ello, la llamada nueva puntuación de Ballard (del inglés New Ballard Score) es una extensión de los criterios para incluir a los bebés que nacen extremadamente pre-términos, es decir, hasta las 20 semanas de embarazo.
lexicalization	spa: test de Ballard

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