Biography of t berry brazelton

Berry Brazelton, a towering figure in pediatrics, died in at age He advised parents and health professionals from almost every discipline — and even counseled presidents — about child raising and development, and was renowned for offering guidance to parents in a way that was sympathetic and non-judgmental. But it may have been his contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the human newborn that sealed his reputation as a major figure in the field of pediatrics and child development.

While Dr. Brazelton may not have been the first researcher or clinician to realize that newborn babies were more competent than had been acknowledged, he played a central — if not the central — role in changing conventional perceptions of the newborn among researchers, practitioners, and parents around the world.

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He pioneered the use of the neurobehavioral newborn examination as an opportunity to support parents by integrating them into the pediatric session and using the examination as a teaching tool in a way that was strength-based and family-centered. The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale NBAS , which he developed in , opened the door to a whole generation of clinicians, researchers, and parents to enable them to discover and acknowledge the human newborn as a person.

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