Table 1.
Exposure to aquatic environments as an intervention on infants (included studies).
| Domain | Country | 1st Author, Year | Age | Intervention Group N | Control Group N | Study Design | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Swimming | Health | USA | Harter, 1984 [32] | <3 years | 70 | 18 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Prospective |
| Norway | Nystad, 2003 [33] | 0–11 months | 155 | 2707 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Retrospective |
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| Germany | Schoefer, 2008 [34] | <1 year | 660 | 655/877 | Analytical, Observational, Longitudinal, Retrospective |
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| Norway | Nystad, 2008 [35] | 6–18 months | 7717 | 23,152 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Retrospective |
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| Spain | Font-Ribera, 2013 [36] | <1 year | 1106 | 1099 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Retrospective |
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| Finland | Schuez-Havupalo, 2014 [37] | 0–17 months | 469 | 569 | Analytical, Observational, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Development | Norway | Sigmundsson, 2010 [38] | 2–7 months | 19 | 19 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Retrospective |
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| Brazil | Dias, 2013 [39] | 7–9 months | 6 | 6 | Analytical, Quasi-experimental, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Brazil | Pereira, 2011 [40] | 1–18 months | 40 | 40 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Prospective |
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| Italy | Borioni, 2022 [41] | 0–3 years | 12 | 15 | Analytical, Quasi-experimental, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Norway | Blystad, 2022 [42] | <12 months | 10 | 10 + 10 preterm | Analytical, Quasi-experimental, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Italy | Leo, 2022 [43] | 6–10 months | 14 | 14 | Analytical, Observational, Cross-sectional, Prospective |
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| Baby Therapy | Health | China | Zhao, 2005 [44] | Newborns | 377 | 154 | Analytical, Observational, Longitudinal, Prospective |
| Brazil | Vignochi, 2010 [45] | Newborns | 12 | Descriptive, Observational, Cross-sectional, Prospective |
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| Brazil | Novakoski, 2018 [46] | Newborns | 22 | Descriptive, Observational, Cross-sectional, Prospective |
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| Physiology | Brazil | Silva, 2017 [47] | Newborns | 30 | Descriptive, Observational, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Development | USA | McManus, 2007 [48] | 6–30 months | 15 | 22 | Analytical, Quasi-experimental, Longitudinal, Prospective |
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| Brazil | Araujo, 2023 [49] | 4–18 months | 24 | 37 | Analytical, Quasi-experimental, Longitudinal, Prospective |