PEDIATRICS Vol. 54 No. 5 November 1974, pp. 583-586
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Clinical Uses of the Brazelton Neonatal Scale

A. Bradley Soule III M.D.1, Kay Standley Ph.D.1, Stuart A. Copans M.D.1, and Miryam Davis M.D.1

1 Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland

The clinical usefulness of the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale was explored in examination of infants born to heroin-addicted mothers taking methadone. Scale scores differentiated these babies in drug withdrawal from data of a normal sample and provided important information on courses of illness. Systematic observation of newborn behaviors can be a significant adjunct in diagnosis and management.

Submitted on October 17, 1973
Accepted on March 19, 1974




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