Comparison of movements in term and preterm infants in the NICU

ISBN-13: 9783659955518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 132 str.

Namita Nair

Opis

The overall aim of this book was to identify movement differences between term and preterm babies as an initial step towards identifying the degree of neurological insult and subsequent recovery. Two term and two preterm babies were videotaped for 210 minutes. The frequency and the quality movements were profiled during various periods of physiological stress in the NICU using Laban Movement Analysis(LBA). Any variation in the movement patterns during physiological stresses were noted.The differences in movements seen in term and preterm babies can be used to identify typical and atypical movements patterns aiding to early identification of movement disorders.

O autorze

Namita Nitish Nair is presently working as a pediatric physiotherapist at ADAPT,Mumbai. She received her Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree from Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Pune and Master of Physiotherapy degree in Pediatrics, from JSS College of Physiotherapy, Mysore.