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Becker, Patricia T.; And Others – 1992
This study examined the effect of a modification of nursing care on stressors associated with care procedures for low birth weight infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); and on infants' physiological, motor, and behavioral development. The nursing staff of an NICU received training to reduce environmental and procedural stress, support…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Birth Weight, Motor Development, Neonates

Horowitz, Frances Degen; And Others – 1975
The effects of obstetrical medication on neonatal behavior were studied using a sample of 64 Israeli infants from medicated and non-medicated mothers. Most medicated mothers received a base dose of 75 mg. of Meperidine plus a base dose of 25 mg. of Phenergan. Other drugs used included Demerol, Valium, Butalgan, Pitocin, Pantopon, Trilene, Naline,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior
Wyly, M. Virginia; And Others – 1988
The Nurse-Parent Training Project, developed in cooperation with Children's Hospital of Buffalo (New York), was designed to provide developmental supportive care for premature infants, and to reduce stress while optimizing neurobehavioral development. A program was conducted to train nurses working in neonatal intensive care nurseries, to enable…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development, Hospitalized Children
LaVeck, Beverly; And Others – 1981
This study presents research findings of a four year study intended to identify infant and family characteristics which, singly or in combination, predict developmental problems during preschool and school years. Predictors included a variety of measures of parental and neonatal biological conditions as well as measures of the quality of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Congenital Impairments, Family Environment
Cole, Jean Gardner – 1993
The behavior of the infant with prenatal drug exposure (PDE) is different from a nonexposed infant, and it is a difference that changes the rules of interaction for the caregiver. Infants exposed to opiates such as heroin or methadone demonstrate very specific signs of neurobehavioral dysfunction as they go through classic withdrawal symptoms.…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role

Horowitz, Frances Degen – 1977
This paper discusses issues connected with the reliability of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) in terms of behavior prediction, neonatal behavioral organization and stability, and consequent implications for study of newborns. Discussion focuses on: (1) reliability, and (2) prediction and neonatal assessment. The NBAS is seen as a…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Environmental Influences