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33 infants requiring ICU nursery care had Brazelton Behavioral Testing prior to discharge and were followed for 1 year. At birth 91% were <2500 g. and 37 wks. gestation; 61% were caucasian, 30% Mexican-American; 64% had birth asphyxia; 15% were SGA; 58% had IRDS with 70% of those ventilated. The Brazelton Test was performed at 35-42 weeks in 88%. At 1 year the Bayley test was administered. The results were corrected for gestational age and the percent achieving each score are below:
Complete tests were not achieved in all children because of fatigue or failure to cooperate. Significant correlations found were: 1) SGA babies did more poorly on fine motor tasks, 2) Infants who had better self organization on the Brazelton had better scores on gross motor tasks, and 3) Infants with better passive resistance to arm movement on the Brazelton scored better on both motor and mental parts of the Bayley.
Conclusion: Two items in the Brazelton test correlated with good performance on the Bayley test in high risk infants.
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Sell, E., Poisson, S., Rentfrow, B. et al. 69 NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOME AT 1 YEAR IN HICH RISK INFANTS. Pediatr Res 12 (Suppl 4), 375 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00074
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197804001-00074