The Nurse Is Using the New Ballard Score to Assess

The nurse is using the New Ballard Score to assess the gestational age of a newborn delivered 4 hours ago. The infant's gestational age is 33 weeks based on early ultrasound and last menstrual period. The nurse expects the infant to exhibit:

A) Full sole creases, nails extending beyond the fingertips, scarf sign showing the elbow beyond the midline
B) Testes located deep in the scrotum, rugae covering the scrotum, vernix covering the entire body
C) Ear cartilage folded over, lanugo present over much of the body, some flexion of arms and legs at rest
D) 1 cm breast bud, peeling skin and veins not visible, rapid recoil of legs and arms to extension