Paying attention to developmental behavior and psychological evaluation of premature and critically ill newborns
XIAO Nong
CHEN Yan-ni
Abstract：With the development of medical technology,survival rates have greatly improved in recent years in premature and critically ill newborns.However,these infants are at risk of long-term adverse neurobehavioral outcomes,including cognitive,motor and psychological problems and behavioral impairments.Neurodevelopmental disabilities and recurrent health problems take a toll in early childhood.Subsequently hidden disabilities,such as school difficulties and behavioural problems,become apparent and persist into adolescence.At present,the focus for early screening and interventions are to develop strategies to reduce long-term morbidity,especially to prevent brain injury and abnormal brain development.Due to the late start and weak foundation,the related researches in China is still in the early stages of development.To find abnormality is the first step to intervene,so it is particularly important to screen early.Thus,this review discusses key components of early evaluation,including commencing the evaluation as early as possible,preferably in the neonatal intensive care unit,and promoting developmental skills overtime in an appropriate enriched environment.
Keywords：prematurecritical neonatesneurodevelopmentpsychologyevaluation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 807-812 )