Postural patterns in the first year of life: contributions of maternal physical activity in the pregnancy period

Batista, Marco; Honório, Samuel; Serrano, João; Mesquita, Helena; Ribeiro, Ana; Petrica, João

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BACKGROUND: The study objective was intended to verify whether the practice of maternal physical activity during the pregnancy period could be assumed as a contribution to the acquisition of postural patterns in the child during its first year of life. METHODS: A transversal and descriptive study was carried where we recorded the developments observed in a sample of 80 Portuguese children, according to the habits and type of physical activity of the mothers. Statistical descriptive and inferential test were performed. RESULTS: The results were clearly positive in terms of temporal gains of neck tonic control, and also in the acquisition of an erect position. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the average values are not statistical significant we have observed indicators that the maternal physical activity during pregnancy apparently is a factor that can favor the child’s motor development during their first year of life, particularly in the acquisition of postural patterns.

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Child development Posture Physical activity Pregnancy

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Batista, M., Honório, S., Serrano, J., Mesquita, H., Ribeiro, A., Petrica, J. (2019). Postural patterns in the first year of life: contributions of maternal physical activity in the pregnancy period. Gazzetta Medica Italiana - Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 178(6):392-5.