Infants born preterm demonstrate impaired object exploration behaviors throughout infancy and toddlerhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Object exploration behaviors form the foundation for future global development, but little is known about how these behaviors are exhibited by infants born preterm.

Objective

The study objective was to longitudinally compare a comprehensive set of object exploration behaviors in infants born preterm and infants born full-term from infancy into toddlerhood.

Design

Twenty-two infants born full-term and 28 infants born preterm were monitored as they interacted with objects throughout their first 2 years.

Methods

Infants were provided up to 30 seconds to interact with each of 7 objects across 9 visits. Experimenters coded videos of infants' behaviors. Growth modeling and t tests were used to compare how much infants exhibited behaviors and how well they

SUBMITTER: Lobo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4295084 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature