Effectiveness of a training program for the acquisition of motor milestones in infants: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In infants, the acquisition of all motor milestones is considered an expression of correct motor development during the first months of life. An association between typical motor development of the newborn and cognitive areas has been established. Few studies have evaluated the efficiency of parents' knowledge of expected milestones in healthy infants. This study aims to determine whether parents' knowledge of specific tasks can improve the achievement of all gross motor milestones in the newborn.

Method

The current study examined gross motor development in term-born infants without pathologies at 9, 12, and 15 months and the effectiveness of a training program developed for parents. The research group comprised 82 full-term infants divided into an experimental gr

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Sola L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786511 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature