TABLE 6.

Correlations Between NIDCAP® Behaviors and Perinatal Variables

Infant Characteristics	NIDCAP® Behavior	Procedure	r	P <
Gestational age at birth	Flex legs	CC	−0.40	0.003
	Finger splay	CC	−0.30	0.03
	Saluting	CC	−0.30	0.03
	Twitch body	P	−0.29	0.03
Illness severity (SNAP-II day 1)	Twitch body	CC	0.33	0.02
Pain exposure*	Flex legs	CC	−0.37	0.006
	Extend legs	CC	−0.27	0.05
Morphine exposure†	Flex legs	CC	−0.28	0.04

^*Number of invasive (skin breaking) procedures from birth to the first study day.

^†Morphine exposure = (daily average/kg by mouth dose/3 + daily average intravenous mg/kg) × days.

CC, Clustered Care; P, Pain.