| A study on the effects of sleep position and of body weight on motor development |
|
Kyong Yun Park, Ji Ung Kang, Young Taek Jang |
|
Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea |
| 수면 자세가 운동발달에 미치는 영향 |
|
박경연, 강지웅, 장영택 |
|
전주예수병원 소아과 |
Correspondence:
Young Taek Jang, Email: godlove@hitel.net
|
|
|
|
|
| Abstract |
Purpose
: This study investigated how gross motor and fine motor development are influenced by sleep position.
Methods
: From December, 2003 to September, 2005, for a year and 9 months, 800 children aged from 3 months to 16 months, who visited the Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea were surveyed for motor development scale, sleep position and body weight.
Results
: The sleep position came in order : 79.3 percent of supine position, 10.0 percent prone position and 10.7 percent side position. Gross motor scale and fine motor scale were not connected with sex. The prone position indicated remarkable increase on gross motor scale from 5-6 months, but stayed the same after 7 months. Fine motor scale was not related to age and sleep position. Gross motor scale and fine motor scale were higher on group weighing more than under average weight group.
Conclusion
: This study showed that prone position did not influence gross motor scale after 7 months, affecting children of 5-6 months only. Hence, It is not recommended to use the prone position for a baby's fast gross motor development. |
| Key Words:
Motor development , Sleep position , Body weight |
|
PDF Links
Download Citation
