Achieving Motor Development Milestones at the Age of Three Months May Determine, but Does Not Guarantee, Proper Further Development

Table 1

Neurological and physiotherapeutic assessment at 3, 6, and 9 months of life.

Neurological assessment	Physiotherapeutic assessment
Three-month-old children	Developing properly	Requiring rehabilitation	Total
Normal (no neurological abnormalities)	33 (9, 7, 17)	5 (3, 2, 0)	38
Suspect	1 (0, 1, 0)	19 (8, 5, 6)	20
Abnormal	0 (0, 0, 0)	65 (28, 14, 23)	65
Total	34	89	123
	Odds ratio = 113.82; 𝜒^2 = 117.70, P < 0.001
Six-month-old children	Developing properly	Requiring rehabilitation	Total
Normal (no neurological abnormalities)	48 (18, 10, 20)	4 (0, 2, 2)	52
Suspect	0 (0, 0, 0)	24 (7, 7, 10)	24
Abnormal	0 (0, 0, 0)	47 (24, 9, 14)	47
Total	48	75	123
	Odds ratio = 194.49; 𝜒^2 = 136.33, P < 0.001
Nine-month-old children	Developing properly	Requiring rehabilitation	Total
Normal (no neurological abnormalities)	63 (21, 14, 28)	5 (1, 2, 2)	68
Suspect	0 (0, 0, 0)	31 (11, 8, 12)	31
Abnormal	0 (0, 0, 0)	24 (16, 5, 3)	24
Total	63	60	123
	Odds ratio = 104.60; 𝜒^2 = 136.14, P < 0.001

The number of children in parentheses denotes infants born prematurely, born at term but with pre- or perinatal complications, and born at term without pre- or perinatal complications.