title: Intervention in the first weeks of life for infants born late preterm: a case series.
abstract: Infants born late preterm (34-36 weeks of gestation) account for 350 000 US births per year, are at risk for developmental delays, and are rarely included in intervention studies.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a novel parent-delivered movement intervention program for very young infants and outcomes following intervention and to evaluate the feasibility of using a comprehensive set of outcome measures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two infants born late preterm received intervention from 0.5 to 2.0 months of adjusted age. Development, postural control, reaching, and object exploration assessments were completed at 3 time points. The intervention was well tolerated by the family. Improvements in developmental outcomes, postural control, and object exploration are presented.
  Very early movement experience provided daily by parents may improve development. In combination, norm-referenced and behavioral measures appear sensitive to changes in infant behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Motor Development Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA. scdusing@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Stacey C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dusing
authors.forename: Michele A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Hui-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: James Cole
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Galloway
mesh_terms: D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010290:Parents; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D004856:Postural Balance
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