Patient's question:
The baby is a premature infant, and various indicators are not very ideal. What are the assessments of psychomotor development in premature infants?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal behavioral neuroassessment can be performed at 40 weeks after birth and then monthly. Motor function is evaluated through 52 neurological and motor tests and the Peabody Motor Development Scale. The Peabody Motor Development Scale (Peabody Motor Development Scale) is expressed in terms of gross motor, fine motor, and total developmental quotient, which can comprehensively assess the motor development of infants and is equipped with motor development intervention training programs. To evaluate the later cognitive and motor development of premature infants, different evaluation scales can be used based on different ages. Denver Developmental Screening Test, Bayley Infant Development Scale, Gesell Infant Development Scale, Wechsler Children's Intelligence Scale, etc. are commonly used in clinical practice.