Criteria of a normal term newborn
1.Gestational age :37-42 completed weeks
2.Birth weight: 2500- 4000 gm
3.Spontaneous , regular breathing and rate between 30-59 per minute
4.Colour: pink but slight peripheral cyanosis soon after birth isconsidered normal
5.Heart rate:100-160 beats per minute
6.Axillary temperature: 97.7-99.5 degree F(36.5-37.5 degree C)
7.OFC: 33-37.5 cm
8.No obvious congenital malformation.
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