Developmental Milestones

Question 1

x4 fields of development

Answer 1

Gross motor
Fine motor
Social, emotional and behavioural
Hearing, speech and language

Question 2

How to adjust for prematurity when measuring developmental milestones?

Answer 2

Calculate from the expected date of delivery

E.g. developmental skills of a 9 month old (chronological age) born 3 months early are more like those of a 6 month old (corrected age)

Question 3

At what age do you no longer need to correct for prematurity?

Answer 3

After 2 years of age as the number of weeks early no longer represents a significant proportion of the child’s life