Evidence for neurobehavioral risk phenotypes at birth.

Abstract excerpt

Observations of newborn behavior provide clinicians and researchers with a first description of the neurobehavioral organization of the newborn that is largely independent of the postnatal environment. The Neonatal Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) was developed in 2004 to evaluate how prenatal exposure to substances such as cocaine is related to neurobehavioral outcomes. There are now 156 empirical articles...

Topics

• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Phenotype
• Female
• Infant Behavior
• Pregnancy
• Risk Factors
• Infant, Premature