Abstract:
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the fine motor development between Low Birth Weight (LBW) infants and Normal Birth Weight infants (NBW) at the age of 8-12 months by using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-2) . Method: This was a non experimental and cross sectional study which was conducted on the 18 LBW infants and 14 normal infants. By referring to the profile of infants in NICU of Aliasghar Hospital, those with defined inclusion criteria was recognized (case group). The normal weight infants, randomly selected from Health Center of that hospital, matched with case group for date of birth. After completing the questionnaire about demographic variables, their gross motor development was assessed with PDMS-2. Finally the scores of the motor quotient were analyzed by independent T test statistical method. Result: There was a significant difference between Fine motor quotient of groups .(p= 0.007) Conclusion: This study showed that LBW infants are significantly lower than normal weight infants in attaining Fine motor skills. It means that the LBW infants are more prone to developmental difficulties .
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Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 10, No. 16, October 2012 Original Article Fine Motor Development of Low Birth Weight Infants at the Corrected Age of 8 to 12 months Sepideh Nazi Aliasghar Hospital, Occupational Therapy ward , Tehran ,Iran Faranak Ali Abadi1; Bahareh Maghfuri Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare fine motor development between low birth weight (LBW) infants and normal birth weight infants (NBW) at the age of 8-12 months by using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2).
Conclusion: This study showed that LBW infants are significantly lower than normal weight infants in acquiring fine motor skills.
Recent studies have shown that LBW infants are prone to abnormal neurological signs in tone, coordination and reflexes, due to neonatal complications which lead to development of motor deficits and delays at the age of 6 months or later (4).
The aim of this study was to compare Fine Motor Development in LBW and NBW infants at the corrected age of 8-12 months by using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales.
infants Discussion In a study by Grantham et al in1998, mental and psychomotor development of term LBW and NBW infants was assessed with the Bayley Scale at 6 and 12 months of age.
In a study by Datar in 2009 mental and motor development of VLBW and MLBW1 babies during the first two years of life was compared with those of normal birth weight ones.