Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .
The effects of an early developmental mother-child intervention program on neurodevelopment outcome in very low birth weight infants: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND Several studies report increased minor neurodevelopment dysfunctions in children born very low birth weight ( VLBW ) . Usefulness of preventive early intervention programs to improve neurodevelopment outcome of VLBW infants is still under investigation . AIMS To evaluate the effects of an early post-discharge developmental mother-child intervention program on neurodevelopment outcome at 36 months in VLBW infants . STUDY DESIGN Prospect i ve study . SUBJECTS 36 VLBW infants ( [ mean ( S.D. ) ] birthweight=864 g ( 204 g ) ; gestational age=27.9 weeks ( 2.4 weeks ) ) , consecutively born January-August 2001 , r and omized in intervention and control groups . OUTCOME MEASURES Neurodevelopment assessment at 36 months of chronological age with use of the Griffiths Mental Development Scale and related subscales . RESULTS At 36 months of chronological age , as compared to controls , children in intervention group exhibited higher scores in personal-social subscales ( [ mean (S.D.)]=101.4 ( 9.3 ) vs. 92.9 ( 12.1 ) , P=0.02 ) , eye-h and coordination ( 92.7 ( 4.5 ) vs. 87.1 ( 9.9 ) , P=0.041 ) , practical reasoning ( 98.6 ( 8.2 ) vs. 89.4 ( 10.1 ) , P=0.01 ) . Development Scale were 97.6 ( 5.5 ) and 92.4 ( 9.9 ) , respectively , in intervention and control groups ( P=0.074 ) . CONCLUSIONS Early post-discharge developmental mother-child intervention program may have a positive effect on later neurodevelopment outcome of VLBW children
Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .