The Effect Of Risk Factors Considered Together With Preterm Birth History on Development

The Effect Of Risk Factors Considered Together With Preterm Birth History On Sensory and Motor Development in Preschool Children

This thesis was planned to examine the effects of risk factors seen with a history of preterm birth on sensory and motor development in preschool children. A total of 48 children, 24 with only a history of preterm birth and 24 with additional risk factors for preterm birth, were included in the study.

This thesis was planned to examine the effects of risk factors seen with a history of preterm birth on sensory and motor development in preschool children. A total of 48 children, 24 with only a history of preterm birth and 24 with additional risk factors for preterm birth, were included in the study. Additional risk factors, including respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular bleeding, periventricular leukomalacia, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, which are common in preterm infants, were recorded. Peabody Motor Development Scale-2 was used to evaluate motor development performances and Dunn Sensory Profile was used to evaluate sensory processing.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Born before 37 weeks
2. Not having a neurological diagnosis
3. To be 24-60 months old,
4. To be at a mental level to be able to understand and apply commands

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with diagnosed neurological, neuromuscular, genetic disease
2. Children whose parents were not willing to participate in the study were not included in the study.