Template:Newborn vital signs
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Newborn Vital Signs
- Heart rate: >100 beats/minute
- Respiratory rate: 40-80 breaths/minute
- Sytolic blood pressure: 60-70 mmHg
- ^<3kg (premature) SBP = 40-60 mmHg
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| Age | Pulse^ | Respiratory Rate | Systolic BP |
| Preterm < 1 kg | 120-160 | 30-60 | 36-58 |
| Preterm 1 kg | 120-160 | 30-60 | 42-66 |
| Preterm 2 kg | 120-160 | 30-60 | 50-72 |
| Newborn | 126-160 | 30-60 | 60-70 |
^Fever directly causes an increase in heart rate of 10 beats per minute per degree centigrade[1]
- ↑ Davies P, Maconochie I. The relationship between body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate in children. Emerg Med J. 2009 Sep;26(9):641-3. doi: 10.1136/emj.2008.061598.