The aim of this study was to compare the neuromotor development of preterm and full-term infants over the first year of life. Thirty-six preterm infants born at less than 37 weeks gestation and who were neurologically normal at 12 months of age were evaluated on a variety of neuromotor assessments at term, and three, six, nine and twelve months adjusted age. The results were compared to a cross-sectional group of fifteen full-term infants, evaluated on the same reflex and motor assessments. Preterm infants performed significantly more poorly than the full-term infants, with particular lags noted at term and at three and twelve months of age. No significant differences were found between groups of preterm infants born at (i) 24-26, (ii) 27-29, and (iii) $ geq$30 weeks gestation. The differences between the preterm and full-term infants were attributed to factors associated with preterm birth and the evaluation procedures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.61273 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | Mazer, Barbara. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 000400325, proquestno: AAIMM75897, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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