Table 5.

Thompson score of newborns admitted to NICU

Day of scoring	Frequency	Percentage (%)	Mean (SD)
O day	1	1.8
Day one	4	7.4
Day two	7	12.7
Day three	9	16.3	3.3 (4.6)
Day four	13	23.6
Day five	21	38.2
Total	55	100.0
Characteristics that deviated from normal Posture Fisting/cycling	17	30.9
Strong distal flexion	4	7.3
Moro
Partial	21	38.2
Absent	1	1.8
Grasping
Poor	25	45.5
Absent	1	1.8
Suckling
Poor	32	58.2
Absent ± bite	2	3.6
Respiration
Hyperventilation	4	7.3
Brief apnoea	2	3.6