Neonatal behaviour characteristics and psychological problems at 6 years

Canals, Josefa; Esparó, Griselda; Fernández-Ballart, Joan

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“…The long term consequences of abnormal neonatal behavior is understudied. However, there is evidence linking neonatal behavior to infant temperament (Tirosh et al, 1992), childhood behavioral problems (Ohgi et al, 2003; Canals et al, 2006) and developmental disabilities (Ohgi et al, 2003) . Therefore, the long-term implications of our findings are unclear.…”

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Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort

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We investigated the relationship between prenatal maternal urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites and neonatal behavior in their 295 children enrolled in a multiethnic birth cohort between 1998 and 2002 at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Trained examiners administered the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (BNBAS) to children within 5 days of delivery. We measured metabolites of 7 phthalate esters in maternal urine that was collected between 25 and 40 weeks’ gestation. All but two phthalate metabolites were over 95% detectable. We summed metabolites on a molar basis into low and high molecular weight phthalates. We hypothesized the existence of sex-specific effects from phthalate exposure a priori given the hormonal activity of these chemicals. Overall we found few associations between individual phthalate metabolites or their molar sums and most of the BNBAS domains. However, we observed significant sex-phthalate metabolite interactions (p < 0.10) for the Orientation and Motor domains and the overall Quality of Alertness score. Among girls, there was a significant linear decline in adjusted mean Orientation score with increasing urinary concentrations of high molecular weight phthalate metabolites (B = -0.37, p = 0.02). Likewise, there was a strong linear decline in their adjusted mean Quality of Alertness score (B = -0.48, p < 0.01). In addition, boys and girls demonstrated opposite patterns of association between low and high molecular weight phthalate metabolite concentrations and Motor performance, with some indication of improved Motor performance with increasing concentration of low molecular weight phthalate metabolites among boys. This is the first study to report an association between prenatal phthalate exposure and neurological effects in humans or animals, and as such requires replication.

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“…Premature and low birth weight infants are at risk for developing behavior problems, including regulatory, attention, internalizing, and externalizing problems during later infancy, toddlerhood, and childhood [16,17]. Newborn behavioral characteristics, such as poor motor performance, low orientation, and low state regulation, have also been associated with psychological problems in childhood [18,19].…”

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Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Toddler Behavior Problems: The Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Child Sex

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Hans

2015

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Increasing evidence suggests that maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with child behavioral outcomes even after accounting for later maternal depression. The purpose of this study was to examine various mechanisms, including maternal sensitivity, neonatal problems, and concurrent maternal depression, that might explain the association between prenatal maternal depressive symptoms and toddler behavior problems. Young, low income, African American mothers (n = 196) were interviewed during pregnancy and at 24-months postpartum, medical records were collected at the birth, and mother-child interactions were video-recorded at 24 months. Path analyses revealed that the association between prenatal depression and toddler behavior problems was mediated by maternal sensitivity and maternal depressive symptoms at 24 months. No evidence was found for a mediating effect of neonatal problems. Path models examining sex differences suggested that different mediating factors may be important for boys and girls, with boys being particularly susceptible to the effects of maternal sensitivity.

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“…Like the NNNS, the NBAS demonstrates significant associations with the CBCL 44,45 and the SDQ 46 at follow-up. Canals, Esparo and Fernandez-Ballart 44 examined the extent to which clusters of the NBAS, administered at ages 3 days and 4 weeks old in healthy infants ( n =80), predicted CBCL Internalizing and Externalizing Problem scores at age 6 years.…”

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“…Canals, Esparo and Fernandez-Ballart 44 examined the extent to which clusters of the NBAS, administered at ages 3 days and 4 weeks old in healthy infants ( n =80), predicted CBCL Internalizing and Externalizing Problem scores at age 6 years. Findings showed that lower Orientation and higher Motor and Habituation cluster scores on day 3 of life predicted externalizing outcomes, whereas lower Habituation cluster scores at age 4 weeks predicted internalizing outcomes.…”

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“…Differences in methodological approaches might account for the discrepancy in results. While Canals, Esparo and Fernandez-Ballart 44 examined individual associations between each of the NBAS clusters and scales of the CBCL, Feldman 45 examined a NBAS composite cluster score in relation to Total Problems on the CBCL. Thus, the extent to which the NBAS predicts internalizing, externalizing or combined adjustment problems in childhood remains unclear.…”

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Smyser

Rogers

2017

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

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Synopsis Neonatal neurobehavioral assessment has become a standardized component of clinical care provided to newborn infants, guiding neonatal clinical care and subsequent access to early interventions and services. Links between neonatal assessment and neurosensory and motor impairments in high-risk infants have been relatively well established. In contrast, the extent to which newborn neurobehavioral assessment might also facilitate the early identification of infants susceptible to social-emotional impairments in early childhood is less well documented. This review examines longitudinal links between the neonatal neurobehavioral assessment, temperament, and socio-emotional outcomes in early childhood.

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Neonatal behaviour characteristics and psychological problems at 6 years

Abstract: These findings suggest that the NBAS could be useful for identifying neonates at risk of later psychological problems.

Cited by 23 publications

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Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort

Prenatal phthalate exposure and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a multiethnic birth cohort

Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Toddler Behavior Problems: The Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Child Sex

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