RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS SYNDROME - PERINATAL PREDICTION OF ONE YEAR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • review article
    • Vol. 6  (4) , 288-293
Abstract
A number of perinatal variables were entered into multivariate regression analyses to determine which variables predicted the 1-yr Bayley Mental and Motor scores of 46 [human] infants surviving the respiratory distress syndrome [RDS]. Significant predictors were gestational age, 5-min Apgar scores, obstetric complications, duration of IPPV [intermittent positive pressure ventilation] and intensive care. Although gestational age was the strongest single predictor of developmental outcome, its predictive power was enhanced by the addition of the other significant perinatal variables. A greater number of the RDS infants received low motor scores as opposed to low mental scores, suggesting that intervention efforts with this group might focus on the development of early sensorimotor skills.

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