Scoring in the assessment of response decrement to rattle and bell [10]
| Scoring | Newborn’s reaction |
|---|---|
| 1 | No shutdown observed and item has to be discontinued because baby moves into a crying state or exhibits signs of physiological stress, e.g. apnea, startles, tremors or severe cyanosis. |
| 2 | No shutdown observed with a gradual increase in level of responsivity over the 10 trials. Startles may be present after the final trial. |
| 3 | No complete shutdown observed over 10 trials. Diminution in responses does occur at some time during the 10 trials but global responses return and are still present after the final trial. |
| 4 | No complete shutdown observed over 10 trials. Body movements are still present but there has been a decrease in the level of responsiveness over the 10 trials, with a gradual diminution from global to more minimal levels of responsiveness. Body movements may be delayed and an infant is able to shut out completely at least once during the sequence. |
| 5 | Shutdown of body movements; some diminution of blinks and respiratory changes after 9-10 presentations of the stimuli. |
| 6 | Shutdown of body movements; some diminution of blinks and respiratory changes after 7-8 presentations of the stimuli. |
| 7 | Shutdown of body movements; some diminution of blinks and respiratory changes after 5-6 presentations of the stimuli. |
| 8 | Shutdown of body movements; some diminution of blinks and respiratory changes after 3-4 presentations of the stimuli. |
| 9 | Shutdown of body movements; some diminution of blinks and respiratory changes after 1-2 presentations of the stimuli. |
Scoring in the assessment of animate and inanimate auditory orientation [10]
| Scoring | Newborn’s reaction |
|---|---|
| 1 | No reaction |
| 2 | Respiratory change or blink only |
| 3 | General quieting as well as blinking and respiratory changes |
| 4 | Stills, brightens, no attempt to search for source |
| 5 | Shifting of eyes to sound; stills and brightens |
| 6 | Alerting and shifting of eyes, head turns to source |
| 7 | Alerting, head turns to source, searches for, finds and looks at stimulus (at least once) |
| 8 | Alerting, head turns, eyes search and find stimulus repeatedly (3 out of 4 times) |
| 9 | Alerting prolonged and consistent, head turns, eyes search for and find stimulus every time (4 times out of 4) |