This groundbreaking volume addresses the major challenges facing practitioners of neonatal treatment, the new and exciting subspecialty of pediatric therapy practice. Experts fully explore how professionals can provide safe and therapeutic interventionf for high-risk neonates and their parents. They provide a readable, comprehensive overview of neonatal neuropathology, neurologic and behavioral assessment, and clinical management strategies for newborns at risk for neurological dysfunction. The High-Risk Neonate is a unique volume that explores the medical complications of the prematurely born neonate and presents outcome data from early physical therapy intervention with infants.
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Contents
Part I. Theoretical Framework
A Synactive Model of Neonatal Behavioral Organization: Framework for the Assessment of Neurobehavioral Development in the Premature Infant and for Support of Infants and Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment
Part II: Pathology
Neonatal Neuropathology
Medical Complications of the Premature Infant
Part III: Assessment
Assessment of Risk: Perinatal, Family, and Environmental Perspectives
Infant Neuromotor Assessment Instruments: A Review
Physiologic Adaptation of Neonates to Neurological Assessment
Screening for Movement Dysfunction in Infancy
Part IV: Management
Organizational and Educational Considerations in Creating an Environment to Promote Optimal Development of High-Risk Neonates
Parental Response to the Birth of a High-Risk Neonate: Dynamics and Management
Sensorimotor Management of the High-Risk Neonate
Oral-Motor Management of the High-Risk Neonate
Cardiorespiratory Management of the High-Risk Neonate: Implications for Developmental Therapists
Medical and Surgical Management of the Fetus at Risk for Central Nervous System Dysfunction: A Review of Antenatal Treatment
Part V. Outcome
Monitoring the Effects of Early Physical Therapy on the High-RIsk Infant: Preliminary Results
Part VI: Research in Progress
Impact of Preterm Birth on the Neuromotor Development of the Premature Infant
Kinematic Analysis of Leg Movements in Premature and Full-Term Infants
Preliminary Evaluation of a Protocol for Assessment of Development, Posture, and Coordination in Children: A Multi-Center Collaborative Pilot Study
Part VII: Resources
Selected Information Resources: Infant Health and Development
