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Review
. 2017 Jul;26(3):427-440.
doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2017.02.002. Epub 2017 Apr 25.

Assessment: The Newborn

Rachel E Lean  1 , Chris D Smyser  2 , Cynthia E Rogers  3
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Review

Assessment: The Newborn

Rachel E Lean et al. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Neonatal neurobehavioral assessment has become a standardized component of clinical care provided to newborn infants, guiding neonatal clinical care and subsequent access to early interventions and services. Links between neonatal assessment and neurosensory and motor impairments in high-risk infants have been relatively well established. In contrast, the extent to which newborn neurobehavioral assessment might also facilitate the early identification of infants susceptible to socioemotional impairments in early childhood is less well documented. This review examines longitudinal links between the neonatal neurobehavioral assessment, temperament, and socioemotional outcomes in early childhood.

Keywords: Assessment; Neonate; Neurobehavioral; Socioemotional impairment; Temperament.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure statement: The authors have no commercial or financial conflicts of interest. Dr. Smyser is funded by the National Institutes of Health K02 NS089852, UL1 TR000448, U54 HD087011; Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation; and The Dana Foundation. Dr. Rogers is funded by the National Institutes of Health NICHD K23 MH105179 and KL2 TR000450.

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A conceptual framework linking newborn assessment of CNS functions and the neurobehavioral profile to temperamental difficulties and socio-emotional impairments in childhood.
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