AUTHOR=Surowińska Joanna , Sobieska Magdalena , Gajewska Ewa 

TITLE=Qualitative assessment in the third month of life allows for a better prognosis of the achievement of motor milestones versus assessment of pathological reflexes- prospective studies on Polish children

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1253137

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1253137

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=The characteristic feature of primitive reflexes is that they occur early in development and must expire at a well-defined age. The study was conducted prospectively on a group of 107 children (74 boys). The study population included 83 infants born on time (weight 3465 ± 395 grams) and 24 born prematurely (weight 2225± 793 grams). An analysis of motor development at three months of age consisting of a qualitative assessment (motor performance) and a check of reflexes was performed; at nine months, the child was checked for crawling and sitting down, and at 16 months