Wearable Sensors to Detect Atypical Muscle Activation in Young Infants

Inclusion Criteria

• •For Infants with low tone:
• •Hospitalized in the NICU
• •AND \>38 weeks post-menstrual age
• •AND abnormal normal brain imaging OR Apgar score \<7 at five minutes with umbilical cord pH (if obtained) \<7.15
• •AND 2 or more warning signs for muscle tone or posture using the HNNE short form
• •AND legal guardian able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures
• •For Infants with typical tone:
• •Born at 38-41 weeks of gestation
• •AND hospitalized after birth in the NICU OR well newborn nursery
• •AND infants with appropriate for gestational age birth weight
• •AND HNNE exam (short proforma) normal with no warning signs for any parameter
• •AND legal guardian able and willing to give written consent and comply with study procedures.