Journal article
Neurobehaviour and neurological development in the first month after birth for infants born between 32-42 weeks' gestation
AJ Spittle, J Walsh, JE Olsen, E McInnes, AL Eeles, NC Brown, PJ Anderson, LW Doyle, JLY Cheong
Early Human Development | Published : 2016
Abstract
Aims: The objective of this study was to generate reference values for infants born moderate preterm (MPT), late preterm (LPT) and full term (FT) for three newborn neurobehavioural/neurological examinations in the first weeks after birth. Study design: Prospective cohort study to examine the expected range of values for MPT (born 32+0 to 33+6), LPT (34+0 to 36+6) and FT (born 37 to 42 weeks' gestation) infants' performance on the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE), the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioural Scale (NNNS) and Prechtl's General Movements Assessment (GMA) in the first weeks after birth. Further, to determine the effects of sex, gestational age at..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Project Grant ID 1024516 and 1028822, Early Career Fellowships ID 1053767-AJS and ID 1053787-JLYC, Research Fellowship ID 1081288-PJA); Centre of Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine ID 1060733; Co-funded Australian Postgraduate Association Scholarship, University of Melbourne/Postgraduate Health Research Scholarship, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (JEO), and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.