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	Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO)（新生児行動観察法）	新生児行動評価尺度 (NBAS)
分野	新生児学	新生児学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2000	1973
提唱者	J. Kevin Nugent	T. Berry Brazelton
種類	Clinician-guided, parent-focused	Clinician-administered
原典	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	Brazelton, T. B., & Nugent, J. K. (1995). Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
別名	NBO, Brazelton NBO	NBAS, Brazelton Scale
関連	3	3
概要	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.	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.