HIV-EXPOSED NEWBORNS SHOW INFERIOR ORIENTING AND ABNORMAL REFLEXES ONTHE BRAZELTON SCALE

Authors
SCAFIDI F FIELD T
Citation
F. Scafidi et T. Field, HIV-EXPOSED NEWBORNS SHOW INFERIOR ORIENTING AND ABNORMAL REFLEXES ONTHE BRAZELTON SCALE, Journal of pediatric psychology, 22(1), 1997, pp. 105-112
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Journal of pediatric psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01468693
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
105 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-8693(1997)22:1<105:HNSIOA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Assessed 48 infants of HIV-positive and HIV-negative mothers on the Br azelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale. Infants exposed to HIV-p ositive mothers were disadvantaged from birth due to their mothers hav ing obstetric complications and to the infants having orienting proble ms and abnormal reflexes on the Brazelton Newborn Scale. These problem s may be early precursors of the later visual-spatial delays and hyper tonicity noted in these infants.