Motor trajectories of preterm and full-term infants in the first year of life.
Nadia Cristina ValentiniKeila Ruttnig Guidony PereiraEloá Maria Dos Santos ChiquettiCibelle Kayenne Martins Roberto FormigaMaria Beatriz Martins LinharesPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2020)
Although the periods of higher motor acquisition were similar, full-term infants had higher scores in more control-demanding postures. Intervention for preterm infants needs to extend beyond the first months of life, and include guidance to parents to promote motor development strategies to achieve control in the higher postures.