A comparison of the early motor repertoire of very preterm infants and term infants
- Salavati, Sahar
- Berghuis, Sietske A
- Bosch, Tess
- Hitzert, Marrit M
- Baptist, Dyvonne H
- Mebius, Mirthe J
- Bos, Arend F
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To obtain reference data on the early motor repertoire of very preterm infants compared with healthy term infants at three months' post-term age. STUDY DESIGN: In this observational study, using Prechtl's method on the assessment of the early motor repertoire, we compared the quality of fidgety movements and the concurrent motor optimality score - revised of infants with a gestational age <30 weeks and/or a birth weight <1000 g with healthy infants with a gestational age of 37-42 weeks. RESULTS: One hundred eighty very preterm and 180 healthy term infants participated. The median motor optimality scores - revised of very preterm infants were significantly lower in comparison to those of term infants, with scores of 24 (25th-75th ...
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