Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
Clinics in Developmental Medicine
4. Auflage Oktober 2011
200 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 190
* Fourth edition of the most comprehensive examination of newborn
behavior available
* Well established and used globally as a research instrument and
in clinical practice
* Case studies from a range of disciplines and settings enrich
this edition
* New administration guidelines and refined scoring criteria for
researchers and clinicians
The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is the most
comprehensive examination of newborn behaviour available today and
has been used in clinical and research settings around the world
for more than 35 years. The scale assesses the newborn's behavioral
repertoire with 28 behavioral items and also includes an assessment
of the infant's neurological status on 20 items. The NBAS items
cover the following domains of neonatal functioning: autonomic
regulation; motor organization; state organization and regulation
and attention/social interaction.
The first part of this new edition book describes in detail the
procedures involved in administering and scoring the NBAS. This is
followed by chapters setting the assessment in the context of
psychological influences around birth, the relationship between the
examiner, infant and parents, and what we know about newborn motor
behaviour. After a chapter on the use of the NBAS in research
settings, the final part comprises descriptions by professionals
around the world of its use in clinical practice.
Since the time it was first published, the NBAS has been used in
hundreds of studies to examine the effects of a wide range of pre-
and perinatal variables. This new edition therefore contains an
updated review of research using the NBAS. Because the NBAS is
being used increasingly as a way of promoting a positive
relationship between parent and child, the new edition also
includes new guidelines for clinicians. New guidelines and numerous
refinements in the administration and scoring have now been added,
and a section describing advances in our understanding of motor
behaviour has been added. Finally, new chapters present the uses of
the NBAS in a range of contexts around the world, highlighting the
wide range of research and clinical applications of the NBAS.
Readership:
Paediatricians, neonatologists, all those involved in the
examination of the newborn infant including, for example, nurses,
psychologists, infancy specialists, lactation consultants, home
visitors, occupational therapists, physical therapists, early
intervention specialists, social workers and other allied health
professionals (all of whom attend NBAS training courses)
Foreword ix
Martin Bax
1. Introduction 1
T. Berry Brazelton
2. Standard administration of the NBAS 7
3. Manual for scoring the NBAS Items 41
4. Research Uses for the NBAS 67
5. Clinical Uses of the NBAS 84
I. Introduction 84
II. The Combined Physical and Behavioral Neonatal Examination: A
Parent-Centered Approach to Pediatric Care 92
Constance Helen Keefer
III. A Model for Intergrating the NBAS into Nursing Practice
102
Donna J. Karl, Judy A. Beal and Patricia N. Rissmiller
IV. Using the NBAS with Families: A Psychotherapeutic Approach
108
Hanne Munck
V. Family Administered Neonatal Activities (FANA) 111
Ida Anne Cardone and Linda Gilkerson
VI. Parents' Perceptions as Guides for Conducting NBAS Clinical
Sessions 117
Dieter Wolke
VII. Using the NBAS with High-Risk Infants 126
Jean Gardner Cole
Appendices 123
1. NBAS Scoring Form 133
2. Mother and Baby Scales (MBAS) 135
References 138
developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), used by
major hospitals throughout the world. He has written more than two
hundred scholarly papers and twenty-four books. He has been
described as "America's most celebrated and influential baby doctor
since Benjamin Spock".
Dr Nugent is the Founder and Director of the Brazelton
Institute at Children's Hospital in Boston and is on the faculty of
the Harvard Medical School in the Department of Pediatrics. He is
also Professor of Child and Family Studies at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst.
