Infant motor development between 0-4 months: a new look at the effect of the ‘back to sleep’ program

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1075087

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

An unexpected consequence of the Back to Sleep program is an increased incidence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or “flat head syndrome”, and concern about delayed development. It is not clear whether the current recommendation to provide ‘tummy-time’ play for infants when awake is the best way to prevent DP. Development of typical infants 0-4 months and infants with DP will be investigated and parents surveyed as a basis for development and trialling of a new DP prevention initiative.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $107,182.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

allied health | child behaviour | child development | learning movements | mother-infant interaction | motor development | motor learning | movement | movement control | sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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