Occurrence of and temporal trends in fidgety general movements in infants born extremely preterm/extremely low birthweight and term-born controls

Abstract

Background: Fidgety general movements have high predictive validity for later cerebral palsy (CP) but their temporal organisation requires further understanding for assessment accuracy. Aims: To describe the occurrence of and temporal trends in fidgety movements, and whether they differ between infants born preterm and at term. Study design: Cohort study. Subjects: We assessed 155 EP/ELBW infants and 185 term-born infants born extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks' gestation) and/or extremely low birthweight (ELBW; <1000 g birthweight) or at term (37–42 weeks' gestation) in the state of Victoria, Australia. Outcome measures: Parents of infants submitted up to two videos at 12–13+6 and/or 14–16+6 ..