Table 1. Frequency of occurrence for the three different types of movements analysed at three different times during the prenatal life and six different times during the first year of life for each foetus/infant.
Foetuses/Infants | 14th wk. | 18th wk. | 22th wk. | 1st mo. | 2nd mo. | 3rd mo. | 4th mo. | 8th mo. | 12th mo. |
Hand to eye | |||||||||
A.C. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
F.F. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
G.B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
G.R. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
L.S. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
M.V. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
B.A. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
P.D. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Hand to mouth | |||||||||
A.C. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
F.F. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
G.B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
G.R. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
L.S. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
M.V. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
B.A. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
P.D. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Hand to object | |||||||||
A.C. | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
F.F. | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
G.B | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
G.R. | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
L.S. | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
M.V. | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
B.A. | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||
P.D. | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Notes: wk = weeks; mo = months.