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Neonatal Behavioral DevelopmentOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Newborn infants behavior have complexities of variables that need an assessment tool to understand.
NBAS (neuro-behavioral assessment scale) is a neuro-behavioral screening tool for examination of newborn behavior which is a systematic way of observing the individual baby’s response to moderately aversive (e.g. reflexes, motor tone) and non aversive (e.g. turning to sound, tracking, … etc).
The aim of the study was to assess and compare the neurobehavior of the fullterm and preterm neonates (normal and diseased) groups using the NBAS as a screening tool.
The present study included 4 groups (117 neonates) , (FT (N) = Fullterm Normal; FT (D) = Fullterm Diseased; PT (N) = Preterm Normal; PT (D) = Preterm Diseased) recruited from NICV and newborn department at different medical centers (FT > 37wks; PT < 36 wks).
For each patient the following data were collected: gestational age, birth weight, Apgar Score, weight, length and head circumference with history and clinical examination for each.
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NBAS was applied on each neonate using 28 behavioral items and 20 neurological items and reflex items.
The recorded scores of NBAS of the 4 studied groups revealed that there is a significant difference between FT (N) and PT (D) groups, with p=0.001, and PT (D) with p=0.001. The relation is highly significant.
In addition, there is a significant difference between neurobehavioral score of FT (D) and PT (D), FT (N) with p=0.001, and PT (D) with p=0.001. The relation is highly significant.
These findings concluded that the preterm diseased infants scored least neurobehavioral function using NBAS score scale in relation to the preterm normal and the fullterm neonates normal and diseased groups.