Quantity of spontaneous touches to body and surface in very preterm and healthy term infants

Quantity of spontaneous touches to body and surface in very preterm and healthy term infants

BackgroundSpontaneous movements are a crucial part of early motor development. Healthy term infants may produce up to 200 spontaneous touches to their body and surface in 10 minutes with their hands. The existing literature shows differences in early motor development between very preterm (<3...

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Main Authors: Sophie Stupperich, Anne-Kathrin Dathe, Abigail DiMercurio, John P. Connell, Nicole Baumann, Marianne Jover, Daniela Corbetta, Julia Jaekel, Ursula Felderhoff-Mueser, Britta Huening
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
preterm infants
motor development
spontaneous touches
very low birthweight
healthy term infants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1459009/full
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