Investigation of the relationship between gross motor maturation from 1 to 18 months and preschool gross motor performance in at-risk infants.

Background: At-risk infants are predisposed to major and minor neurodevelopmental disorders due to various biological and environmental factors.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between gross motor maturation from 1 to 18 months and gross motor performance in the preschool period, as well as the risk of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in at-risk infants, referred to the Family Counselling Center of the Turkish Spastic Children's Foundation (FCCTSCF) between 2014 and 2016.

Methods: Fifty-seven children who had their gross motor maturation assessed between 1 and 18 months at the FCCTSCF were re-evaluated in the preschool period.