Parental Beliefs About the Motor Development of Dutch Infants Born Very Preterm: A Cohort Study.

Purpose: To explore the influence of preterm birth on parental beliefs about gross motor development and parents' supportive role in infants' motor development.

Methods: Prospective cohort study: Parents of infants born very preterm (VPT) (gestation ≤32 weeks, birth weight <1500 g, without perinatal complications) and parents of healthy infants born full-term (FT) completed the Parental Beliefs on Motor Development questionnaire.

Results: Questionnaires from 37 parents of infants born VPT, aged 3.

Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method.

Background: Motor development is one of the first signals to identify whether an infant is developing well. For very preterm (VPT) infants without severe perinatal complications, little is known about their motor developmental curves.

Aims: Explore gross motor developmental curves from 3 until 18 months corrected age (CA) of VPT infants, and related factors.

Reliability of Using a Smartphone Application to Objectify Skull Deformation.

Purpose: To establish intrarater and interrater reliability of photographs made in a newly developed smartphone app to determine the severity of infantile skull deformation by taking a cranial photograph of an infant's head.

Methods: Using the app, 1 pediatric physical therapist and 2 pediatric physical therapy master students photographed heads of 30 infants aged up to 12 months receiving treatment for asymmetric or delayed motor development. Modified Cranial Vault Asymmetry Index and Cranial Index determined the severity of skull deformation.

The AIMS home-video method: parental experiences and appraisal for use in neonatal follow-up clinics.

Background: In The Netherlands, prematurely born infants and their parents are offered regular developmental check-ups in a hospital setting. In line with providing healthcare at distance, the use of video footage showing the infant's behavior and movements, taken by parents at home and assessed by professionals online, might be a fruitful future practice. The focus of this study was to gain insight into parental experiences with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale home-video method and their appraisal of its applicability for use in an outpatient neonatal follow-up clinic.