Abstract

• The problems of growth & development due to maladjustment are gradually increasing while need or the treatment of children's diseases is decreasing. The level of developmental deficiency or delay correlates with neonatal birth weight and also with gestational age, i.e. degrees of prematurity. Therefore, developmental defects and potential risk factors are more Common in premature infants than in full term infants. The purpose of this study is to define the difference in the growth & developmental status between premature and full term infants, and to define the relation between the developmental status and the physical growth during the first 3 years' Data were collected from January 10, 1985 to April 6, 1985 at 3 hospitals including St. Mary's Hospital, and through home visiting. The subjects of this study consisted of 70 premature infants (G.A.<37wks. & B.W.<2.5kg) and 94 full term infants (G.A. ≥37 wks. & B.W.≥2.5kg). The study method used was a questionnaire, anthropometric assessment and DDST for normative data of growth & development. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and t-test. The results of the study were as follows: Hypothesis: 1 : That the prematures will differ from the full term infants in the physical growth status during the first 3 years was partially supported (P<0.02)

Figure & Data

REFERENCES

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by