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Neurobehavioral Assessment of Neonates Born as Preterm


Dr. Dhwani Chanpura, Dr. Vishakha Chaubey
Pages: 121-131
ISBN: 978-93-5834-607-7


Advanced Research in Medical Science and Technology (Volume -5)

Advanced Research in Medical Science and Technology
(Volume - 5)

Abstract

Background: Neurobehavioral development of preterm infants differs from term born infants at term equivalent age and has been shown to be related to environmental and biological factors. However, these differences in neurobehavioral development are associated with later motor, cognitive, and behavioral difficulties and contribute to neurodevelopmental impairments in school-age children born preterm. Method & Procedure: A total of 42 preterm infants included in the study. Preterm were assessed at the time of discharge using Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination at term corrected age. Each of the 34 items on the HNNE was assigned an optimality score of 0, 0.5, 1 totaling up to 34. Result: In the study included infants analyzed through SPSS v25, the mean gestational age was 33.59 (SD =1.77) and out of all 50% of preterm were male and 50% were female. The results revealed a significant correlation between Gestational age and all components of HNNE as determined by Spearman’s rank test (p<0.05). However, the main expected correlation between Gestational age with HNNE was significant with a moderate effect size. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, preterm babies demonstrate a lower level of neurological maturity compared to their full-term peers, and this immaturity persists even upon reaching term equivalent age.

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