Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks
Little is known about motor development in late preterm born infants. Our objective was to determine long-term outcome of motor skills of infants born between 32 and 34 weeks. All infants were assessed at corrected ages of 3 and 9 months, using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. At corrected ages of 4...
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| author | S. A. Prins J. S. von Lindern S. van Dijk F. G. A. Versteegh |
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| description | Little is known about motor development in late preterm born infants. Our objective was to determine long-term outcome of motor skills of infants born between 32 and 34 weeks. All infants were assessed at corrected ages of 3 and 9 months, using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. At corrected ages of 4 years, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children was done. Seventy infants were seen at 4 years of age (median of 3 assessments per infant). Abnormal assessment at 3 or 9 months of age resulted in normal outcome in almost 80% at 4 years. On the other hand, a normal outcome in the first year of life resulted in an abnormal outcome at 4 years in 10% of the infants. Our results suggest that long-term followup of these late preterm born infants is necessary, as the assessments in the first year do not predict the long-term outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-020525d2c77d49cb906fc3cb96039ac62025-02-03T05:54:22ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592010-01-01201010.1155/2010/462048462048Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 WeeksS. A. Prins0J. S. von Lindern1S. van Dijk2F. G. A. Versteegh3Department of Pediatrics, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 1098, 2800 BB Gouda, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatrics, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 1098, 2800 BB Gouda, The NetherlandsDepartment of Physical Therapy, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 1098, 2800 BB Gouda, The NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatrics, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, P.O. Box 1098, 2800 BB Gouda, The NetherlandsLittle is known about motor development in late preterm born infants. Our objective was to determine long-term outcome of motor skills of infants born between 32 and 34 weeks. All infants were assessed at corrected ages of 3 and 9 months, using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. At corrected ages of 4 years, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children was done. Seventy infants were seen at 4 years of age (median of 3 assessments per infant). Abnormal assessment at 3 or 9 months of age resulted in normal outcome in almost 80% at 4 years. On the other hand, a normal outcome in the first year of life resulted in an abnormal outcome at 4 years in 10% of the infants. Our results suggest that long-term followup of these late preterm born infants is necessary, as the assessments in the first year do not predict the long-term outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/462048 |
| spellingShingle | S. A. Prins J. S. von Lindern S. van Dijk F. G. A. Versteegh Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks International Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks |
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| title_fullStr | Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks |
| title_short | Motor Development of Premature Infants Born between 32 and 34 Weeks |
| title_sort | motor development of premature infants born between 32 and 34 weeks |
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