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- Title
Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Children Motor Performance in the First Year of Life.
- Authors
Baldin Cavazzola, Lenise; de Mello de Oliveira, Natiele; Nathu Lodi, Mayra; Chiarani, Bruna; Trubian, Fernanda; Cenci Sangali, Caroline; de Moura Rodrigues, Laura; Saccani, Raquel
- Abstract
Motor skills acquisition is negatively affected by low birth weight in preterm infants. This research aimed to evaluate the motor development of preterm babies from zero to 12 months of corrected age, born with very low birth weight. The sample of 45 children, from 2 to 12 months of chronological age, was divided into two groups: Group A (from 0 to 6 months, n=35) and Group B (from 7 to 12 months, n=10). In order to assess the motor skill development, Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) was used along with two questionnaires to control the biological and environmental risk factors. In the results 53,3% of the children were preterm below 30 weeks gestational age, and more than 40% of the evaluated population presented a poor motor performance for the age, with 13.3% of the referred children as having abnormal motor development and 35.6%, suspicious of delayed motor development. The worst performance could be observed in Group B. The findings reinforce the importance of early assessment, considering that the first semester is the most critical period for the child's neuropsychomotor development.
- Subjects
RISK factors of environmental exposure; CHILD development; NEUROMUSCULAR diseases; PSYCHOLOGY of movement; GESTATIONAL age; VERY low birth weight; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; MOTOR ability
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences (2447-8938), 2020, Vol 22, Issue 4, p254
- ISSN
2447-8938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17921/2447-8938.2020v22n4p254-259