Neurobehavioral assessment before birth
作者:
Janet A. DiPietro,
期刊:
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
(WILEY Available online 2005)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 1
页码: 4-13
ISSN:1080-4013
年代: 2005
DOI:10.1002/mrdd.20047
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: fetus;pregnancy;fetal assessment;fetal heart rate;fetal movement;neurobehavior
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractThe complexities of neurobehavioral assessment of the fetus, which can be neither directly viewed nor manipulated, cannot be understated. Impetus to develop methods for measuring fetal neurobehavioral development has been provided by the recognition that individual differences in neurobehavioral functioning do not originate with birth and acceptance of the key contribution of the antenatal period to postnatal life. Research has centered around four aspects of fetal functioning: heart rate, motor activity, behavioral state, and responsivity to stimulation. Longitudinal studies have revealed that the developmental trajectories of these characteristics parallel the developing nervous system, detected a transitional period between 28 and 32 weeks gestation, and established within‐fetal stability during the second half of gestation. Despite the promise of fetal stimulation and habituation paradigms as measures of neural functioning, significant safety and ethical concerns exist. Construction of a unified fetal neurobehavioral scale is premature until a sufficient degree of normative data is available and the predictive validity of specific aspects of fetal neurobehavior to child developmental outcomes is better established. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MRDD Research Reviews 2005;11:
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