Table 3.
Birth | Up to 32wk* | 32wk to term** | Term | 12mth (CA) | 24mth (CA) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neurobehavioural assessment |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√√ |
|
|
Perinatal data |
√√ |
|
|
|
|
|
MRI |
|
|
|
√√ |
|
|
Motor assessment – AIMS and NSMDA |
|
|
|
|
√√ |
|
Clinical feeding assessment - SOMA |
|
|
|
|
√√ |
|
Developmental assessment – Bayley III |
|
|
|
|
|
√√ |
Parent–child relationship assessment- EAS |
|
|
|
|
√√ |
√√ |
Neurological and Paediatric assessment | √√ |
*weekly assessments; **fortnightly assessments; √√ = both preterm and term-controls; √ = preterm only; MRI = Magnetic resonance imaging; AIMS = Alberta Infant Motor Scale; NSMDA = Neuro-Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment; SOMA = Schedule for Oral Motor Assessment ; Emotional Availability Scales.