Neonatal behavioral assessment scale / T. Berry Brazelton and J. Kevin Nugent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brazelton, T. Berry, 1918-2018.

Contributor:

Nugent, J. Kevin.

Series:

Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 190.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

Physical Description:

xv, 184p. ; ‡b ill.

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Mac Keith Press, 2011.

Summary:

The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is the most comprehensive examination of newborn behaviour: it assesses behavioral repertoire and neurological status. Used increasingly as a way of promoting a positive relationship between parent and child, the new edition also covers motor behaviour and includes new guidelines for clinicians.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: THE NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE (NBAS) - BACKGROUND AND CONCEPTUALBASIS

History

Conceptual basis

Content and uses

Conclusion

CHAPTER 2: THE STANDARD ADMINISTRATION OF THE NBAS

Examiner preparation

The administration of the NBAS

CHAPTER 3: SCORING THE NBAS ITEMS

General guidelines for scoring the NBAS

NBAS scoring

CHAPTER 4: USING THE NBAS IN RESEARCH

Introduction

The NBAS as a research tool

Methodological issues

Research questions

Prenatal maternal influences

Preterm birth and low birthweight

Term infants

Maternal wellbeing

The NBAS and intervention

Exploring links between newborn and later behavior

CHAPTER 5: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF THE NBAS

Birth is a unique window for intervention

What defines a mother?

The psychological preparation for parenthood

The unfolding of the attachment process

Neonatal moments of meeting

Consultation with the NBAS: an example

Conclusions

CHAPTER 6: NEW ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR IN PRETERM AND TERM INFANTS

Spontaneous movement patterns and General Movements

What are General Movements?

CHAPTER 7: THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXAMINER, INFANT AND PARENTS IN THE USE OF THE NBAS

Emotional communication, counter-transference, and examiner'semotional response

CHAPTER 8: THE NBAS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS: TRAINING, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ISSUES

CHAPTER 8.1: NBAS TRAINING - LESSONS FROM THE UK

Background and history

Important aspects of the UK training model

The NBAS examiner

NBAS training in the UK

Examples of programs using the NBAS in the UK

Projects with other organizations

Future work of the Brazelton Centre in the UK

Conclusion.

Comments from trainees about the NBAS training course in the UK

Useful sources

CHAPTER 8.2: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN YOUNG INFANTS: A PROPOSAL FOR DAILYCLINICAL ACTIVITY AND EARLY INTERVENTION, INTEGRATINGTHE CONCEPTS OF MILANI COMPARETTI, BRAZELTON AND PRECHTL

Milani Comparetti's model

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Strategies of early developmental intervention for high-risk neonates

Case study

CHAPTER 8.3: THE NBAS AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: A CASE STUDY

CHAPTER 8.4: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE NBAS WITH AT-RISK INFANTS WITHIN A RESEARCH SETTING: CASE VIGNETTES

Clinical vignette: Mary, an infant with Down syndrome

Behavioral characteristics of newborn infants with intrauterine growthrestriction and who are small for gestational age

Assessing the at-risk newborn infant in research settings

CHAPTER 8.5: THE NBAS AND AN INFANT WITH A DISABILITY: A CASE STUDY

CHAPTER 8.6: USING THE NBAS IN THE CONTEXT OF BREASTFEEDING ISSUES: A CASE STUDY

CHAPTER 8.7: THE NBAS IN PEDIATRIC CARE

Clinical case examples

Physical and Behavioral Newborn Examination

Additional guidance for performing PEBE as an interactive, relational examination

Descriptive paragraph

NBAS preparation for use of PEBE in primary and specialty pediatric care

Summary

APPENDIX

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781907655401 : (ebk : EbookCentral)