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

Table 5

(a) Infant: 3 months old, prone position. (b) Infant: 3 months old, supine position.

(a)

Sum of the qualitative characteristics	Yes	No
Head:
(1) Isolated head rotation
Shoulders and upper limbs:
(2) Arm in front, forearm in intermediate position, elbow outside of the line of the shoulder (R)
(3) Arm in front, forearm in intermediate position, elbow outside of the line of the shoulder (L)
(4) Palm loosely open (R)
(5) Palm loosely open (L)
(6) Thumb outside (R)
(7) Thumb outside (L)
Spine and pelvis
(8) Spinal cord segmentally in extension
(9) Scapula situated in medial position (R)
(10) Scapula situated in medial position (L)
(11) Pelvis in intermediate position
Lower limbs
(12) Situated loosely on the substrate (R)
(13) Situated loosely on the substrate (L)
(14) Foot in intermediate position (R)
(15) Foot in intermediate position (L)

Maximum of 15 points for qualitative characteristics.

(b)

Sum of the qualitative characteristics	Yes	No
(1) Head symmetry
(2) Spinal cord in extension
(3) Shoulder in balance between external and internal rotation (R)
(4) Shoulder in balance between external and internal rotation (L)
(5) Wrist in intermediate position (R)
(6) Wrist in intermediate position (L)
(7) Thumb outside (R)
(8) Thumb outside (L)
(9) Palm in intermediate position (R)
(10) Palm in intermediate position (L)
(11) Pelvis extended (no anteversion and retroversion)
(12) Lower limb situated in moderate external rotation (R)
(13) Lower limb situated in moderate external rotation (L)
(14) Lower limb bent at a right angle at hip and knee joints, foot in intermediate position—lifting above the ground (R)
(15) Lower limb bent at a right angle at hip and knee joints, foot in intermediate position—lifting above the ground (L)

Maximum of 15 points for qualitative characteristics.