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The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system in early intervention: A multisite randomized controlled trial
ABSTRACT The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioral Observations system (NBO), versus usual care (UC) on infant neurodevelopment and maternal depressive symptoms in early intervention (EI). This multisite randomized tria...
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Published in: | Infant mental health journal 2020-11, Vol.41 (6), p.757-769 |
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The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioral Observations system (NBO), versus usual care (UC) on infant neurodevelopment and maternal depressive symptoms in early intervention (EI). This multisite randomized trial enrolled newborns into the NBO (n = 16) or UC group (n = 22) and followed them for 6 months. Outcome measures included the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI‐2), Bayley Scales of Infants Development (BSID‐III), and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES‐D). The CES‐D and BSID‐III were collected at 3‐ and 6‐months post EI entry and the BDI‐2 was collected at EI entry and 6‐months post‐EI entry. We estimated group differences [95% CI], adjusting for program characteristics. At 6 months, the NBO group had greater gains in Communication (b = 1.0 [0.2, 1.8]), Self‐Care (b = 2.0 [0.1, 3.9]), Perception and Concepts (b = 2.0 [0.4, 3.6]), and Attention and Memory (b = 3.0 [0.4, 6.0]) than the UC group. The NBO group also had greater decline in maternal postnatal depressive symptoms (b = −2.0 [−3.7, −0.3]) than the UC group. Infants receiving the NBO infant mental health intervention had greater gains in cognitive and adaptive functions at 6 months than infants receiving UC. Caregivers receiving NBO care had greater improvements in maternal depressive symptoms than caregivers receiving UC.
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El propósito de este estudio piloto fue evaluar el efecto que una intervención de salud mental infantil, el sistema de Observación de Comportamiento del Recién Nacido (NBO), versus el cuidado usual (UC), tiene en el desarrollo neurológico del infante y los síntomas de depresión materna en la Temprana Intervención (EI). Este ensayo al azar de múltiples lugares inscribió a recién nacidos en el NBO (n = 16) o en el grupo UC (n = 22) y les dio seguimiento por 6 meses. Las medidas de los resultados incluyeron el Inventario Battelle del Desarrollo (BDI‐2), las Escalas Bayley del Desarrollo de Infantes (BSID‐III), y la Escala de Depresión del Centro para Estudios Epidemiológicos (CES‐D). El CES‐D y BSID‐III fueron implementados a los 3 y 6 meses posteriores a la entrada en EI y el BDI‐2 fue implementado al momento de entrar en EI y a los 6 meses posteriores a dicha entrada. Estimamos las diferencias de grupos [95% CI], con ajustes en cuanto a características del programa. A los 6 meses, el grupo NBO presentaba mayores logros en Comunicación (b = 1.0 [0.2, 1.8]), A |
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ISSN: | 0163-9641 1097-0355 |
DOI: | 10.1002/imhj.21882 |