A5030759673- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Language Development and Disorders
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Congenital heart defects research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2024-2025
The University of Melbourne
2023-2025
Mercy Hospital for Women
2023-2024
The Ohio State University
2020-2023
Virginia Commonwealth University
2018-2020
Southern California University for Professional Studies
2020
University of Southern California
2020
Ohio University
2020
While therapy services may start in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) there is often a gap after discharge. Supporting Play Exploration and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI) supports parents, helping them build capacity to provide developmentally supportive opportunities starting NICU continuing at home. The purpose of this single blinded randomized pilot clinical trial was evaluate initial efficacy SPEEDI improve early reaching exploratory problem solving behaviors. Fourteen...
Abstract The development of sitting changes how much infants are able to explore objects. Infants who can sit with their arms free likely environment more effectively than prop sitters, as hands explore. We sought quantify sitters differed in the amount visual and manual exploration objects from arms‐free sitters. younger 7 months ( n = 31) were recruited at emergence, either or without ability change positions. grouped into stages baseline: 17) wobbly/arms‐free 14). Across three visits...
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a leading infectious cause of life-long neurodevelopmental disabilities, but public awareness CMV low. This study evaluated short educational video on cCMV for its acceptability and impact pregnant women's knowledge planned hygiene adherence. Participants were women recruited from an Australian tertiary maternity hospital clinic social media (May 2023 to May 2024). completed online surveys: before the (T1), immediately after (T2), 8 weeks later (T3)....
Emerging evidence supporting the use of valaciclovir to reduce fetal infection after maternal primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) has stimulated interest in routine CMV serological screening pregnancy. It is important understand healthcare consumer perspective a during pregnancy minimize unintended harms screening.
Aim There is a lack of evidence-based tools for measuring problem-solving in young children with motor delays. The purpose this study was to evaluate the construct validity and responsiveness Assessment Problem-Solving Play.Methods 125 (10.72, SD 2.62 months) mild, moderate, severe delays were assessed Bayley Scales Infant Toddler Development, Third Edition Cognitive Scale Play up 4 times over 12 months. baseline change time assessment scores compared.Results strongly, positively correlated...
Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between early motor skills, such as sitting, and development problem‐solving skills in children with delays. Methods Motor (Gross Function Measure) (Assessment Problem‐Solving Play) 134 7–16 months adjusted age at baseline delay were assessed up 5 times over 12 months. Participants divided into two groups: mild significant delay. Results scores had large ( r ’s = 0.53–0.67) statistically p > .01) correlations...
Manual ability may be an important consideration when measuring cognition in children with CP because many items on cognitive tests require fine motor skills. This study investigated the association of dependent (FMD) and independent (FMI) within domain (COG) Bayley Scales Infant Development-Third Edition (Bayley-III) Ability Classification System (MACS) cerebral palsy. Children aged 2 to 8 (3.96 ± 1.68) years were included this study. MACS levels assigned at baseline. COG was administrated...
Associative learning is the ability to discover a relationship between two or more events. We combined principles of and technology develop paradigm assess associative in prone.The purpose this study was determine whether 3- 6-month-old infants can demonstrate: (1) short-term an association their upper body movements prone activation toy, (2) retention learned on day 1, 24 hours later.Twenty-eight who were 3 6 months age typically developing tested for 2 consecutive days instrumented play...
Abstract Parents are their infant's first teachers and play a very important role in early development. Early intervention strives to enhance infant participation the family, regulations require engagement of families assessment intervention. Infants born preterm or with motor impairments demonstrate altered social engagements that can influence parent-child interaction efficacy therapy services. However, research focused on interventions clinical practice, therapists rarely assess report...
We propose that the collection of infant experiential and environmental data using smartphone surveys has potential to fill a gap in foundational clinical knowledge. To achieve this, these need be collected systematic way is translatable globally. can then begin understand differences child development physical therapy from variety cultures traditions. An infant's shaped by experiences everyday life, vary around world. Hence, it important quantify better variability developmental...
Aims : The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends “parents to incorporate supervised, awake ‘prone play’ in their infant’s routine support motor development and minimize the risk plagiocephaly”. purpose this feasibility study was compare usual care a reward contingency–based intervention, developed increase prone tolerance improve skills. Methods Ten full-term infants, 3–6- months old, with poor were randomized either Education group or Reward contingency group. Each participated three...
ABSTRACT Motor experiences shape cognitive development in infancy, with the prone position being one such crucial motor experience first 6 months of life. Although benefits are well‐documented, its influence on early abilities remains insufficiently explored. This study quantified relationship between skills and motor‐based problem‐solving 48 full‐term preterm infants aged 3–6 months. Prone were assessed using Alberta Infant Scale's domain. The Assessment Problem‐Solving Play was utilized to...