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The Brazelton Institute is the home of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) System and host of Newborn Behavior International (NBI), our international community devoted to supporting the relationship between newborns and their families. Whether you are one of our affiliated faculty, a parent, a practitioner, a researcher, or just someone curious about newborns, you are in the right place. Enjoy exploring our site and reach out to us anytime at institute@childrens.harvard.edu.
Because early experiences can either enhance or diminish innate potential, an understanding of the baby’s behavior and a responsiveness to the baby’s developmental needs can be key elements of the support practitioners can offer parents, at a time when the very bases for parental functioning are being established. We have come to believe that the perinatal period may be the intervention point par excellence and that the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system are powerful strength-based tools for understanding newborns and supporting families at a critical time of life.
