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Published on: December 31, 2015
Short Term Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Late Preterm Neonates Born to Pre-Eclamptic Mothers
Prathik Bandiya1, Vikram Datta2, Arvind Saili2
1Department of Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Prathik Bandiya, Indira Gandhi Insitute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. prathikbh@gmail.com.
Objective:
To study the effect of maternal pre-eclampsia on the short-term neurobehavioral outcomes in late preterm neonates using Neurobehavioral Assessment of Preterm Infants (NAPI) score.
Methods:
30 late preterm neonates born to mothers with preeclampsia, and thirty controls born to mothers without pre-eclampsia were enrolled, and followed up to 40 weeks of post-menstrual age. They were evaluated by NAPI score of MDV (Motor development-vigor) and AO (Alertness orientation) at 40 wk.
Results:
The mean NAPI score of MDV in cases was 60.1 (9.56) as compared to 70.0 (11.48) in controls (P <0.001). The mean NAPI score of AO in cases was 37.45 (11.04) as compared to 45.6 (13.33) in controls (P=0.006).
Conclusion:
Late preterm neonates born to mothers with pre-eclampsia have poor short term neurobehavioral outcomes.
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