“Baby looks well, not in respiratory distress, active, normal posture and movement, normal pink color, not cyanosed or jaundiced, no dysmorphic features”
Take vital signs:
Mention taking temp, HR, RR, BP, O2
Check pulses -> brachial + femoral
Auscultation:“since the baby is calm, I’ll take this opportunity to auscultate”
Heart: normal S1, S2, no murmur
Lungs: good bilateral air entry, normal vesicular breathing, no added sounds
Abdomen: bowel sounds are present
Growth parameters:“+ plot them on growth chart”
Mention taking length + weight
Measure head circumference (from the occipital protuberance to the area most prominent above the eyebrows)
