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    Perinatal Risk Factors for Mild Motor Disability

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    Authors
    Hands, B.
    Kendall, Garth
    Larkin, D.
    Parker, H.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hands, Beth and Kendall, Garth and Larkin, Dawne and Parker, Helen. 2009. Perinatal Risk Factors for Mild Motor Disability. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. 56 (4): pp. 317-331.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
    DOI
    10.1080/10349120903306533
    ISSN
    1034912X
    Faculty
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41291
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The aetiology of mild motor disability (MMD) is a complex issue and as yet is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of perinatal risk factors in a cohort of 10-year-old boys and girls with (n = 362) and without (n = 1193) MMD. Among the males with MMD there was a higher prevalence of postpartum haemorrhage, caesarean section, low birth weight and stressful first year of life. Among the females with MMD, there was a higher prevalence of essential hypertension, anaemia and threatened pre-term. Multivariable logistic regression revealed gender(male), anaemia, threatened pre-term birth (if female) and hypertension (if female) weakly explained MMD at 10 years. These results underscore the importance of considering gender differences in order to better understand the multiple influences on motor development.

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