Motor skills and executive functions of 3- to 5-year old preterm children
Background and aim
In the last decades mild motor problems and specific cognitive difficulties without major deficits are the most
dominant neurodevelopmental sequelae in children born preterm. This study aimed to explore motor skills and
executive functions (EF) and their relationship in a group of preterm children 3- to 5-year old. In addition, we
considered the comparison between Very Preterm (VP), born equal or less than 32 gestational weeks (GW) and
Late Preterm (LP; 33-37 GW) children in each performance domain.
Method