Behavioral differences between preterm and full-term newborns as measured with the APIB system scores: I

This study investigates the association between gestational age at birth and behavioral functioning 2 weeks after due date. Ninety-eight healthy newborns were stratified into three gestational age groups—early-born preterms (PPT), 27 to 32 weeks; middle-group preterms (PT), 33 to 37 weeks; and full-terms (FT), 38 to 41 weeks—and their behavior was examined using the system scores of the Assessment of Preterm Infants' Behavior (APIB). All infants...