Late preterm infants' motor development until term age
Clinics
; 72(1): 17-22, Jan. 2017. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the motor development of late preterm newborn infants (LPI) from birth to term-corrected age using the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and to compare the obtained results with those of term infants at birth.METHODS:
Prospective cohort study, 29 late preterm newborn infants were evaluated by the TIMP at birth and every two weeks until term-corrected age. The TIMP was administered to 88 term infants at birth.RESULTS:
The mean TIMP score of late preterm newborn infants was 51.9±5.8 at 34–35 weeks and 62.6±5.2 at 40 weeks. There was a significant increase at 38–39 weeks in the LPI group (p<0.05). There were no significant differences in the motor evaluations between term infants at birth and LPI at the equivalent age.CONCLUSION:
The LPI presented a gradual progression of motor development until the term-corrected age, but differences with term infants at birth were not detected.Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Infant, Premature
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Child Development
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Motor Skills
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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