Functional development of preterm infants: an integrative literature review

Abstract

Introduction: Prematurity is a public health problem. Despite many studies that aim to characterize the

Fatores materno-infantis associados ao desenvolvimento de bebês prematuros e a termo

“…O Brasil está entre os dez países com maiores números de nascimentos prematuros, com cerca de 279.300 ocorrências por ano, segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHO, 2018). De acordo com a literatura recente, crianças prematuras têm desvantagens no desenvolvimento funcional nas áreas de autocuidado, mobilidade e função social (Lemos & Veríssimo, 2016), nas áreas cognitiva e motora (Aljabar et al, 2014;Maggi, Magalhães, Campos, & Bouzada, 2014;Sá et al, 2017), bem como na linguagem (Felix, Santos, & Benítez-Burraco, 2017;Zago, Ferreira-Pinto, Ribeiro-Leite, Santos, & Morais, 2017). Estudos apontaram também prejuízos aos prematuros no desenvolvimento motor (Maia, Silva, Oliveira, & Cardoso, 2011) e em todas as áreas de desenvolvimento (Pinto, 2009, Rodrigues & Bolsoni-Silva, 2011, quando comparados com os a termo.…”

Estratégias metodológicas para elaboração de material educativo: em foco a promoção do desenvolvimento de prematuros

“…Prematurity is a significant global health problem due to the increasing number of births in this condition [1][2][3] and because it is the precursor of many morbidities and disorders in child development with possible lifelong repercussions [4][5][6][7] . Disorders in the functional development are those that affect the ability to perform activities of daily living and exercise the expected social role for the age group, which are significantly prevalent in the preterm population 5,6 .…”

“…In the first years of the life of the preterm child, there is great concern about the physiological and growth aspects, by both the families and the professionals. Development is often understood as synonymous with growth and adequate if weight or height increase, for example, to the detriment of the perception of the acquisition of functional abilities 6 . Also, there is a tendency to overprotect and limit the independence of the preterm child 6 .…”

“…Development is often understood as synonymous with growth and adequate if weight or height increase, for example, to the detriment of the perception of the acquisition of functional abilities 6 . Also, there is a tendency to overprotect and limit the independence of the preterm child 6 . The cumulative effect of biological and social aspects and caregiving attitudes on child development is often not perceived 6 .…”