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Effect of Siblings and Type of Delivery on the Development of Motor Skills in the First 48 Months of Life

This study aimed to verify whether the presence of siblings and the type of delivery had an influence on the motor skills development of children in the first 48 months of life. We developed a quantitative study with a sample of 405 children of both genders, divided according to the studied variable...

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Autores principales: Rebelo, Miguel, Serrano, João, Duarte-Mendes, Pedro, Paulo, Rui, Marinho, Daniel A.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7312057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32485909
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113864
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author Rebelo, Miguel
Serrano, João
Duarte-Mendes, Pedro
Paulo, Rui
Marinho, Daniel A.
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Duarte-Mendes, Pedro
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description This study aimed to verify whether the presence of siblings and the type of delivery had an influence on the motor skills development of children in the first 48 months of life. We developed a quantitative study with a sample of 405 children of both genders, divided according to the studied variables: children with siblings, children without siblings, children born via eutocic delivery, and children born via dystocic delivery. The instrument used in the study was the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2. Overall, the results indicated that children who had siblings had, on average, better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine). Furthermore, those born via eutocic delivery, on average, had better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine) when compared to children born via dystocic delivery. Thus, the presence of siblings in the family context and the type of delivery positively influenced motor development, especially after 24 months of age, showing that the presence of siblings providing cooperative activities through play and challenges improved cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Furthermore, a eutocic delivery, in addition to providing a better recovery from labor and the immediate affective bond between mother and child, also led to better results in terms of global and fine motor skills.
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spelling pubmed-73120572020-06-25 Effect of Siblings and Type of Delivery on the Development of Motor Skills in the First 48 Months of Life Rebelo, Miguel Serrano, João Duarte-Mendes, Pedro Paulo, Rui Marinho, Daniel A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study aimed to verify whether the presence of siblings and the type of delivery had an influence on the motor skills development of children in the first 48 months of life. We developed a quantitative study with a sample of 405 children of both genders, divided according to the studied variables: children with siblings, children without siblings, children born via eutocic delivery, and children born via dystocic delivery. The instrument used in the study was the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2. Overall, the results indicated that children who had siblings had, on average, better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine). Furthermore, those born via eutocic delivery, on average, had better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine) when compared to children born via dystocic delivery. Thus, the presence of siblings in the family context and the type of delivery positively influenced motor development, especially after 24 months of age, showing that the presence of siblings providing cooperative activities through play and challenges improved cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Furthermore, a eutocic delivery, in addition to providing a better recovery from labor and the immediate affective bond between mother and child, also led to better results in terms of global and fine motor skills. MDPI 2020-05-29 2020-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7312057/ /pubmed/32485909 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113864 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_sort effect of siblings and type of delivery on the development of motor skills in the first 48 months of life
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7312057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32485909
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113864
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