Studies in Prematurity. Part 4: Development and Progress of the Prematurely Born Child in the Pre-School Period

SUMMARY Data on the development of locomotion during the first two years of life were collected for 128 preterm infants (21 with varying degrees of cerebral palsy) and for 111 healthy term infants. Most stages of locomotion occurred at slightly later ages among the neurologically unimpaired preterm infants than among those born at term (age corrected for prematurity). There was no difference between preterm and term infants with regard to the number and types of pathways of locomotion, or to age at onset and type of first movements through space. By 95 months of age, 95 per cent of term infants and 92 per cent of preterm infants showed some ability to move through space. The infants with severe cerebral palsy had considerable delay in the development of locomotion, but this occurred to only a minor extent when the degree of cerebral palsy was mild or moderate. Most stages of locomotion occurred at slightly earlier ages for boys than for girls, but these differences were not significant at any age. The number and types of pathways of locomotion, and types of first movements, were comparable in both sexes. RÉSUMÉ Premier développement de la locomotion: role de la prémalurité de L'IMC el du sexe Des donnèes sur le développement de la locomotion durant les deux premières années de vie ont été recueillies chez 128 nourrissons prematureés (dont 21 avec des degrés variés d'IMC) et chez 111 nourrissons en bonne santé nés à terme. La plupart des étapes de locomotion survinrent à des âges légèrement plus tardifs chez les prématurés sans manifestation neurologique que chez les nourrissons nés à terme. Il n'y a pas eu de différence entre prématurés et nés à terme sur le nombre et les types de methode de locomotion, Page de debut et le type des premiers deplacements dans l'espace. A neuf mois et demi, 95 pour cent des nourrissons nés à terme et 92 pour cent des prématurés présentaient quelques capacités à se déplacer dans l'espace. Les nourrissons présentant une forme sévere d' IMC accusaient des délais considérables dans le développement de la locomotion mais ces délais étaient beaucoup plus limites quand le degre d'IMC était leger ou modere. La plupart des etapes de la locomotion survinrent á des âges légèrement plus précoces pour les garçons que pour les filles mais les différences n'étaient significatives à aucun âge. Le nombre et les types de méthode de locomotion et les types des premiers déplacements étaient comparables dans les deux sexes. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Frühe Bewegungsentwicklung: Bedeutung von Frühgeburt, Cerebralparese und GeschlechtVon 128 Frühgeborenen (21 mit unterschiedlich ausgeprägter Cerebralparese) und von 111 gesunden Kindern, die am Termin geboren wurden, wurden Daten über die Bewegungsentwicklung in den ersten zwei Lebensjahren gesammelt. Bei den neurologisch unauffälligen Frühgeborenen traten die meisten Bewegungsstadien nur wenig später auf als bei den am Termin geborenen Kindern. Zwischen Frtügeborenen und reifen Neugeborenen gab es keinen Unterschied hinsichtlich Zahl und Art der Bewegungsmuster od...

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“…Prematurely born infants generally are reported to be delayed in the development of locomotion (Drillien 1948, Cutler er al. 1965.…”

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EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF LOCOMOTION: SIGNIFICANCE OF PREMATURITY, CEREBRAL PALSY and SEX

Largo¹,

Molinari²,

Weber³

et al. 1985

Develop Med Child Neuro

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“…Asher (1946) concluded that many premature children remain smaller than their fellows at least up to the age of 6 years. Drillien (1948) regarded the physical retardation of her sample of premature children as being a reflexion of the adverse environmental conditions associated with prematurity rather than a result of premature birth per se. Glaser, Parmelee and Plattner (1950) concluded that premature babies grow faster than mature babies during the first eight months of life and rapidly reduce their initial handicap.…”

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The Results of a National Inquiry into the Growth of Premature Children from Birth to 4 Years

Douglas¹,

Mogford²

1953

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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In this paper we describe the growth of a national sample of premature children who have been followed up from birth to 4 years and who, throughout this period, have been contrasted with a closely matched group of children born at term. This is the second of three papers about these children; the first (Douglas and Mogford, 1953) Illingworth (1939) found that a high proportion of the premature children attending an out-patient department were stunted and, in a later paper (Illingworth, Harvey and Jowett, 1950), showed that there is a direct relationship, that is, not limited to those children normally regarded as premature, between birth weight and subsequent physical development. Asher (1946) concluded that many premature children remain smaller than their fellows at least up to the age of 6 years. Drillien (1948) regarded the physical retardation of her sample of premature children as being a reflexion of the adverse environmental conditions associated with prematurity rather than a result of premature birth per se. Glaser, Parmelee and Plattner (1950) concluded that premature babies grow faster than mature babies during the first eight months of life and rapidly reduce their initial handicap.This list of studies could be expanded many times without yielding any more consistent guide to the physical prognosis of prematurity. There appear to be two reasons for this. First, in all studies a relatively large proportion of surviving premature children could not be traced. For example, Capper, even though he enlisted the help of the Viennese police, lost 54% of the children he was looking for, Hess et al. lost 75 % and Drillien 60 %. These great losses would not matter if it were certain that a representative sample of the premature children had been traced. But

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Wachstum: Körpergewicht und Körperlänge. Proportionen. Habitus

Lenz

1954

Biologische Daten Für Den Kinderarzt

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Studies in Prematurity. Part 4: Development and Progress of the Prematurely Born Child in the Pre-School Period

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EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF LOCOMOTION: SIGNIFICANCE OF PREMATURITY, CEREBRAL PALSY and SEX

EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF LOCOMOTION: SIGNIFICANCE OF PREMATURITY, CEREBRAL PALSY and SEX

The Results of a National Inquiry into the Growth of Premature Children from Birth to 4 Years

Wachstum: Körpergewicht und Körperlänge. Proportionen. Habitus

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