Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Paediatric Physiotherapy, KLE Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, India
Research Article
Effectiveness of Parent Delivered Early Movement Experience on Motor Skill Development in Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants: An Experimental Pre-Post Study
Author(s): Vinuta Deshpande*
Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Parent-Initiated Early Motor Enrichment (P-EME) on motor skill development in preterm low birth weight infants.
Design and methods: Sixteen parent-infant dyads were recruited for a pre-post experimental study, with the experimental group receiving six weeks of P-EME activities, such as visualizing/tracking toys, hand-to-hand and handto- foot play, assisted kicking, prone play, head control practice, and sitting with upper trunk support. The Peabody developmental motor scales-2 was used as an outcome measure.
Results: The results showed significant improvements in both Gross Motor Quotient (GMQ) and Fine Motor Quotient (FMQ) after treatment, particularly in very low birth weight infants who had poor fine motor development.
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DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.25.10.306