Open AccessSitting Matters! Differences Between Sitters and Nonsitters at 6 Months' Adjusted Age in Infants At-Risk and Born Preterm
Author(s) -
Sandra Jensen-Willett,
Malinda Pleasant,
Barbara G. Jackson,
Howard Needelman,
Holly Roberts,
Carol McMorris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/pep.0000000000000622
Subject(s) - sitting , medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , pathology
Sitting delays in infants born preterm compound cognitive and language deficits. This retrospective study examines differences in prematurity-related risk and compares developmental outcomes between sitters and nonsitters at 6 months' adjusted age.