Walking experience affects locomotor exploration in infants born prematurely: a comparative cross-sectional study
Walking experience can predict developmental changes in the exploratory locomotor behavior of FT infants, but not in PT infants, who exhibit different developmental trends compared to their peers. Opportunities gained with the increase in independent walking experience in the first six months of age do not seem to minimize the subtle impacts associated with being born prematurely on locomotor exploration, which reinforces the necessity for monitoring these infants in early intervention programs, even without motor or mental impairments.
Authors
- José Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8690-3523)
- Paula Fávaro Polastri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-5950)
- Aline Aparecida de Souza Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-9306)
- Rafael Nunes Briet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-9399)
- A Oliver
Institutions
- Instituição Toledo de Ensino (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06137-y
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Universidade Estadual Paulista