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	Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)	Uus Syntyneen Käyttäytymisen Havainnointi (NBO)
Tieteenala	Neonatologia	Neonatologia
Menetelmäperhe	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Syntyvuosi	1973	2000
Kehittäjä	T. Berry Brazelton	J. Kevin Nugent
Tyyppi	Clinician-administered	Clinician-guided, parent-focused
Alkuperäislähde	Brazelton, T. B., & Nugent, J. K. (1995). Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.	Nugent, J. K., Keefer, C. H., Minear, S., Johnson, L. C., & Blanchard, Y. (2007). Understanding Newborn Behavior and Early Relationships: The Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) System Handbook. Brookes Publishing. ISBN: 978-1557665416
Rinnakkaisnimet	NBAS, Brazelton Scale	NBO, Brazelton NBO
Liittyvät	3	3
Tiivistelmä	The NBAS, commonly known as the Brazelton Scale, is a comprehensive neurobehavioral assessment tool designed to evaluate the behavioral competencies of newborns. Developed by T. Berry Brazelton and colleagues in 1973 and refined through multiple editions, it examines 28 behavioral items and 18 elicited reflex items to characterize a newborn's neurological integrity, behavioral capabilities, and individuality. The NBAS has become a foundational instrument in developmental pediatrics, neonatal neurology, and early intervention research.	The NBO is a brief, observation-based system designed to illuminate newborn behavioral competencies and individual differences for parents and healthcare providers. Developed by J. Kevin Nugent and colleagues as a companion to the longer Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), the NBO uses 18 key behavioral observations to characterize newborn strengths and to guide parent education about infant cues, state regulation, and social capabilities. Unlike the NBAS, the NBO does not generate numerical scores but instead provides qualitative, parent-centered interpretation emphasizing infant strengths and readiness to interact.