Abstract
A technique of clinical investigation is described to test the newborn infant's main functions immediately after birth. The method, which estimates the circulatory and respiratory functions and pays particular attention to the neurological semeiology, has been used, by the same observers, for over 5,370 consecutive newborn infants, and the results are studied in relation to method of delivery, birth weight, parity, mother's age, and sex. The tests which are proposed are a means of investigation of the newborn infant's status; they are easy to conduct and provide much information about the quality of antenatal care, the impact of the various obstetric procedures, methods of delivery, and resuscitation, and the effectiveness of neonatal pediatrics. They facilitate the early detection of abnormal physiologic and neurological conditions which are of capital importance for the future of the pediatric survey.
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