Neonatal recording context and daily reporting

Criteria & assessment

• Record postmenstrual age (PMA) at acquisition; PMA is gestational age from last menstrual period plus chronological age.
• Source categories are preterm <37 weeks PMA, term 37 up to 44 weeks PMA, and post-term 44 to 48 weeks PMA; the literal wording overlaps at 44 weeks and does not state whether 48 weeks is inclusive.
• Record neuroactive medications and ideally administration times, including sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, anesthetics, and antiseizure drugs.
• Record hypothermia depth, duration, and whether spontaneous or induced; record major hemodynamic, respiratory, or cardiorespiratory changes.
• Record hours uninterpretable for technical reasons; characterize the first hour, one background hour in each later 24-hour period, and additional epochs after relevant change.
• Record seizure onset, burden, resolution, and status epilepticus onset and resolution.