| Behaviour of preterm newborns reaching term without any serious disorder. | |
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PMID: 7128514 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We studied the behaviour of 20 preterm infants (average gestational age 33 weeks) brought to term, without any serious disorder. These infants were compared with a group of 21 healthy term infants. To evaluate behaviour we used the 26 items of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (BNBAS). Our preterm infants had on the whole better scores than those reported in the literature for preterm infants with various disorders. Apart from lower ability to bring hand to mouth and in getting used to visual stimuli (these differences are statistically significant) they had, in the items of orientation a lower score only in ability to follow a voice and a face (not statistically significant). These results show that preterm infants reaching term without any serious disorder do on the whole as well as full-term infants. This correlates with the observations of Dubowitz on behaviour and particularly on visual function of preterm infants and confirms the preliminary report of Daum regarding the influence of the type of neonatal pathology on the ability of orientation at the moment of term. |
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Authors:
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R Paludetto; G Mansi; P Rinaldi; T De Luca; C Corchia; M De Curtis; M Andolfi |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
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Title: Early human development Volume: 6 ISSN: 0378-3782 ISO Abbreviation: Early Hum. Dev. Publication Date: 1982 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-12-18 Completed Date: 1982-12-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708381 Medline TA: Early Hum Dev Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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Child Behavior* Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / psychology* Motor Activity / physiology Visual Perception / physiology |
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