Intra-individual stability of rate of gross motor development in full-term infants

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 169 - 179
• Main Authors: Darrah, Johanna, Redfern, Lynn, Maguire, Thomas O, Beaulne, A.Paul, Watt, Joe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.09.1998; New York,NY Elsevier; Amsterdam
• Subjects: Aging; Apgar Score; Biological and medical sciences; Birth Weight; Child Development; Developmental psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Longitudinal; Longitudinal Studies; Motor development; Motor Skills; Newborn. Infant; Prospective Studies; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Reference Values; Motor development; Infants; Longitudinal; Human; Evolution; Infant; Follow up study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intra-individual stability of gross motor scores obtained by normally developing full-term infants on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). The gross motor skills of 47 infants were assessed monthly in their homes by pairs of physical therapists. Infant...