Postural control of small for gestational age infants born at term

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

D Campos²  Dcc Santos¹  Vmg Gonçalves²  Mil Montebelo¹  Mmf Goto²  C Gabbard¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências MédicasCampinas SP ,Brasil

关键词: infant;    fetal growth retardation;    child development;    lactente;    retardo do crescimento fetal;    desenvolvimento infantil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-35552007000100003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This study compared the postural control of small (SGA) and appropriate (AGA) for gestational age infants born at term, at the ages of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. METHOD: This was a cohort study of infants born at term, with birth weight less than the 10th percentile for the SGA group and between the 10th and 90th percentiles for the AGA group. Infants with genetic syndromes, malformations, congenital infections and internment in neonatal intensive care unit were excluded. The evaluation instrument was the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. RESULTS: Comparison of the SGA and AGA groups did not show any significant differences (p>0.05) at the assessment times. However, the postural control of the SGA group was influenced by the gestational age (r=-0.83; p= 0.006) and 5th minute Apgar (r= 0.79; p= 0.01) in the 3rd month, and by maternal occupation (r= 0.67; p= 0.01) in the 6th month. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the postural control was similar in the groups. However, the postural control of the SGA group was influenced by biological and environmental factors.

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