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Agreement Betwetween Pediatrician and Trained Paramedic in the Assessment of Gestational Age Among Newborns Using New Ballard Scored

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Accurate gastational age assessment is important in newborn examination to determine furher management. One of methods to estimate newborn gastation is New Ballard Score (NBS). With limited number of prediatrician especiallyin remote areas, it is expected trained paramedic will be able to perform NBS examination property. The aim of the study was to asses whenther there is agreement between pediatricians and trained paramedics in determining newborn gestational age using NBS. This was a cross sectional study. Ballard scoring was performed by pediatricians and trained paramedics in Dentatama Mother and Child Hospital. Sragen Distric, Central Java, Indonesia from February-May 2008. Statistical analysis was performed using intraclass correlation. This study was performed in 176 newborns those consisted of 55.4% males and 44.6% females. From those newborns, 30.3% were delivered by caesarian section, and 10.3% were permature baby. Majority of Ballard score examination (69.7%) was performed in 2rd day. According to intraclass correlation, there was a very strong correlation agreement between pediatricians and trained paramedics (r=0.925 and p

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Journal of the Medical Sciences:43(2)2011:112-115

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Yogyakarta : Faculty of Medicine Gajah Mada University., 2011

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0126-1312

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