Early Motor Milestones in Infancy and Later Motor Impairments

A Population-Based Data Linkage Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15522971
AuthorsJing Hua (0009-0006-7992-0505, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, corresponding author), Gareth J Williams (0000-0001-7689-1231, Nottingham Trent University), Hua Jin (0000-0002-2176-7556, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Suzhou), Juan Chen (0000-0002-1038-4162, East China Normal University), Manyun Xu (East China Normal University), Yingchun Zhou (0000-0003-1217-6989, East China Normal University), Guixiong Gu (0000-0003-4900-1023, Soochow University), Wenchong Du (0000-0002-5115-7214, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume13
Pages809181-809181
Publication date2022-01-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2022.809181
PMID35173640
OpenAlexW4210273067
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Our study indicates that even a mild delay in crawling and walking onsets in infancy increase the risk for subsequent motor impairments in childhood, and children with motor impairments revealed a different transition pattern from crawling to walking. The motor abilities of children with motor impairments can be observed to diverge from typically developing children as early as 6-8 months old. The findings can facilitate the early identification of motor impairments in children, and provide early signs to initiate intervention

Cognition · Crawling · Developmental Milestone · Developmental psychology · Gross motor skill · Milestone · Motor skill · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Population · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics

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