Análise do desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor de crianças participantes de um programa mãe-bebê

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the neuropsychomotor development of children participating in a Mother-baby Program. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 52 children between 6 and 12 months of age, from the Mother-baby Program, an extension project carried out in a deprived community of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2017. The children were selected from the records and to evaluate child development, the Denver II Development Screening Test was applied in the children's home by trained professionals during the period from March to November 2017. Results: The sample consisted of infants born at term (38.52 ± 1.83 weeks), weighing more than 2500g (94.23%; n = 49), who received exclusive breastfeeding (57.70%; n = 30). As to neuropsychomotor development, 30.8% (n = 16) of the children presented suspicious global development, with the most affected domains being language (13.5%; n = 7) and gross motor (11.5%; n = 6). The independent variables that showed an association with suspected delay in neuropsychomotor development were exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.03), number of children (p = 0.01) and marital status (p = 0.04). Conclusion: The majority of the children (69.2%, n = 36) participants in the Mother-baby Program presented adequate neuropsychomotor development compatible with their age group. However, 30% (n = 16) of the children who had neurodevelopment considered suspect had the language and the motor gross as the most affected domains.