Stable partnership between the parents, higher maternal and paternal schooling levels and higher economic level were the factors associated with better opportunities for motor stimulation in the home.

OBJECTIVE:To assess the opportunities present in the home environment for motor development of infants. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional population-based epidemiological study on 239 infants aged three to 18 months who were living in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Southeastern Brazil, in 2010. The participants were selected by means of stratifi ed random sampling, in clustered multiple stages. To assess the quality and quantity of motor stimulus in the home environment, the "Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development -Infant Scale" instrument was used. Bivariate analysis was performed, with application of the chi-square test followed by multinomial logistic regression, in order to investigate associations between the opportunities present in the home and biological, behavioral, demographic and socioeconomic factors. RESULTS:The opportunities for environmental stimulation were relatively low. In the bivariate analysis, for the age group from three to nine months, associations with the following factors were found: birth order (p = 0.06), socioeconomic classifi cation (p = 0.08), monthly income (p = 0.06) and per capita income (p = 0.03). In the regression model, the socioeconomic classifi cation prevailed (OR = 7.46; p = 0.03). For the age group from 10 to 18 months, bivariate analysis showed that the following factors were associated: mother's marital status (p < 0.01), father living with the child (p = 0.08), head of the family (p = 0.04), number of people in the household (p = 0.05), mother's schooling level (p < 0.01), father's schooling level (p < 0.01), socioeconomic classifi cation (p < 0.01) and per capita income (p = 0.03). In the regression model, the mother's marital status (OR = 4.83; p = 0.02), mother's schooling level (OR = 0.29; p = 0.03) and father's schooling level (OR = 0.33; p = 0.04) remained associated with the opportunities for environmental stimulation. CONCLUSIONS:Stable partnership between the parents, higher maternal and paternal schooling levels and higher economic level were the factors associated with better opportunities for motor stimulation in the home.

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o desempenho funcional de crianças em idade pré-escolar nascidas com diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso, acompanhados em serviço de follow-up. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, que utilizou o instrumento Inventário de Avaliação Pediátrica de Incapacidade - PEDI, uma entrevista estruturada para cuidadores de crianças que avalia as habilidades funcionais e o nível de independência nas áreas de autocuidado, mobilidade e função social. O teste foi realizado com 98 participantes divididos em três grupos, em um momento de acordo com o grau de prematuridade e em outro de acordo com o peso ao nascer. Utilizou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a análise de variância para verificar a associação e diferença entre os grupos com diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer e o PEDI. Em todas as análises considerou-se o nível de significância de α = 0,05. RESULTADOS: Houve atraso nas habilidades funcionais de autocuidado (HFAC), de mobilidade (HFM), e de função social (HFFS) de 10,2%, 12,2% e 14,3%, respectivamente, e no nível de assistência recebida do cuidador de 11,2% em autocuidado (ACAC), 19,4% em mobilidade (ACM) e 15,3% em função social (ACFS). Não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os grupos de diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer em relação a nenhum dos domínios do PEDI. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Crianças prematuras e com baixo peso ao nascer apresentaram alterações na idade pré-escolar do desempenho funcional nas áreas autocuidado, mobilidade e função social que não variaram em magnitude entre os diferentes graus de prematuridade e peso ao nascimento.

Introduction: the multifactorial nature of motor development is reinforced by the combination of biological and environmental risk factors, which intensify the chances of impaired motor development. Objectives: to verify the relationship between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. Methods: transversal study conducted with 112 patients aged 18-42 months from follow-up services. Motor stimulus opportunities were evaluated by the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD-SR) and Functional mobility skills by the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI). Student t test and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out. Results: predominance of good performance of functional mobility skills and "average level" of environmental stimulus opportunities were observed. There was no significant association between HFM-PEDI and AHEMD-SR. The results showed significant association only between HFM-PEDI and presence of health problems (p = 0.004). Children with health problems had lower mean PEDI normative score. Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant result for health problems in the interaction among environment, control variables and HFM-PEDI (p = 0.003). Conclusion: there was no association between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. On the other hand, children with some health problem showed lower performance in functional mobility skills.

Introduction: Child development is the result of the interaction between biological and environmental factors. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the Functional Capacity, Independence and Home Affordances Level of Stimulation of premature children between 18 and 42 months, attending or not daycare centers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 26 premature children between 18 and 42 months, paired and divided into two groups: attending (study group) and not attending daycare centers (control group). Data was collected from the questionnaires AHEMD-SR, PEDI and an identi ication questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, and Chi-square, Fisher, Mann-Whitney and Univariate Analysis tests, considering the level of signi icance of α = 0.05 and tendency of differentiation when α < 010. Results: There was a signi icant difference in the AHEMD-SR`s Variety of Stimulation (p = 0.036), higher in the control group, and tendency in the Gross Motor Toys (p = 0.086), more available in the study group. In PEDI, there was signi icant difference in Self-care (p = 0.045) and tendency of differentiation in Mobility (0.068), both of the Caregiver Assistance part (greater to the study). The sample showed low stimulation opportunities regarding Fine and Gross Motor Toys and high percentages of delay in Functional Skills (Mobility) and Independence (Self Care and Mobility), especially in the control group. Conclusion: Daycare centers seem to positively affect the Functional Capacity and Independence in premature children between 18 and 42 months.

Resumo:Objetivo: verificar o desempenho motor grosso de lactentes de 6 a 18 meses de idade, por meio da Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), e se há associação entre este e o estado nutricional. Método: foi realizado estudo transversal, caso-controle, no qual foi avaliado o desenvolvimento motor grosso de lactentes entre 6 e 18 meses de idade por meio da AIMS, divididos em grupo de estudo (com desnutrição) e controle (sem desnutrição). Foram alocados 13 lactentes no grupo de estudo e 13 lactentes no grupo controle pareados quanto à idade, sexo e nível socioeconômico (cada grupo com 6 participantes do sexo feminino e 7 do masculino, e média de idade de 14,54 meses). Para comparação entre os grupos foram empregados os testes de Mann-Whitney (variáveis contínuas) e Exato de Fisher (variável categórica), sendo considerado um nível de significância de 0.05. Resultados: considerando tanto o Escore Bruto quanto o Índice percentil da AIMS, foi encontrada diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os grupos (p = 0,023 e p = 0,002, respectivamente), tendo sido observado desempenho alterado (abaixo do percentil 5 da curva normativa da AIMS) em 10 (76,9%) lactentes do grupo de estudo e em 2 (15,4%) do grupo controle. Conclusão: os resultados indicam que a desnutrição parece estar negativamente associada ao desenvolvimento motor grosso de lactentes de 6 a 18 meses de idade, o que reafirma a importância de uma abordagem integral ao desnutrido que inclua a vigilância do desenvolvimento motor e, quando necessário, a realização de medidas que visem melhorar essa condição.Palavras-chave: desenvolvimento infantil; lactente; desnutrição. Rev Bras Crescimento Desenvolvimento Hum. 2011; 21(1): 30-38 PESQUISA ORIGINAL ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Introdução: No início de 2015 foram detectadas as primeiras infecções do vírus Zika no Nordeste do Brasil e no final do mesmo ano constatou-se a sua propagação para pelo menos quatorze estados brasileiros, incluindo Minas Gerais. Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos casos de infecção por vírus Zika em Juiz de Fora, com foco especial nas gestantes infectadas. Materiais e Métodos: Dados referem-se ao período de janeiro de 2016 a junho de 2019, da cidade de Juiz de Fora obtidos através do Departamento de Vigilância Epidemiológica e Ambiental, do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação e do Registro de Eventos em Saúde Pública (RESP). Foram extraídos: data das notificações, idade, sexo, período de gravidez, raça, nível de escolaridade, se a infecção foi autóctone, bairro de residência e critério utilizado para confirmação da infecção. Resultados: 288 casos tiveram a confirmação através de exames laboratoriais (RT-PCR), sendo 19 gestantes. Não houve registro de óbitos ou abortos pela infecção. Em 13 dos 19 casos em gestantes, o RESP não foi completamente preenchido. A média de idade foi 36,69 ±17,81 anos, 68,05% do sexo feminino, e o nível de escolaridade predominante foi fundamental incompleto e médio completo. Conclusão: Apesar dos dados incompletos nos sistemas de notificações, foi identificada maior taxa de infeção no sexo feminino, na faixa etária de 20 a 49 anos.

Artigo baseado em dissertação de mestrado cujos resultados, discussão e resultados serão apresentados em forma de artigos sendo este um deles. Defesa em 2011. Instituição UFJF. INTRODUCTIONSystematic evaluation of motor changes and associated morbidities in neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) may provide important information about neurodevelopmental outcomes 1 and may accelerate the initiation of intervention and facilitate the future development of these children 2 . The number of adverse morbidities in the peri-and neonatal periods increases the risk of delayed developmental changes between 18 and 24 months of corrected age 3 . Studies demonstrate that newborns from the NICU, mainly the extremely preterm newborns, may have delay in their neuromotor and cognitive development due to their biological characteristics (such as gestational age and birth weight) 4,5 or interventions and complications in the peri-and neonatal periods [6][7][8] . Identifying factors which may increase an infant's risk of delay would allow clinicians to focus on children with higher risk and would also allow the enforcement of preventive measures aiming at avoiding the occurrence of such factors.Evaluations of the practices carried out in the maternal and infant units are widely discussed in developed countries. In developing countries, systematic evaluation is just beginning, and data is available through databases such as the Vermont Oxford Network and the Brazilian Net of Neonatal Research 9 .Studies about the relationship between the delay in developmental motor and events observed during the neonatal period usually involve clinical assessments carried out after hospital discharge. In such cases, the links identified might suffer from the interference of factors that took place between discharge from the NICU and the assessment: socioeconomic and stimulation conditions. Assessing the newborns before hospital discharge may prevent these effects.A development evaluation at the time of discharge from the NICU couldbe used by hospital service to evaluate the discharge conditions of its users and to improve services quality, preventing risk factors to motor development delay in newborns. The aim of this study is to verify the . ABSTRACT Introduction: Studies on the association between motor developmental delay and events observed during the neonatal period are performed after discharge. In such cases, the associations found may be interfered by factors occurring between discharge from the NICU and evaluation. Evaluate newborns before hospital discharge can prevent these effects.The purpose of this study is to identify factors related to motor developmental delay of newborns when being discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The method chosen to carry out this investigation was a prospective cohort, populationbased and analytic-descriptive study, and 178 newborns were assessed through the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Binomial logistic regression has been developed for analyzing the associated factors. Among th...