Manual de estimulación temprana para el desarrollo del niño prematuro en el servicio de consulta externa

Abstract

Currently, the survival of premature babies has increased considerably, and although most of them grow normally; some have permanent sequelae that can be serious; Among the most common are alterations in neurodevelopment, which can be addressed through early stimulation techniques and activities and improve the quality of life of premature infants. In this way, the objective of this study was to design an early stimulation manual for the development of premature children in the outpatient service; Through a longitudinal investigation of 17 premature babies with corrected age referred to the External Consultation for Early Stimulation at the Hospital General Latacunga 4 of 3 months, 4 of 2 months and 9 of 1 month; to whom an initial evaluation was applied to determine their deficiencies in development through the Denver II Test and define the activities of the manual; In addition, a systematic review of scientific information was carried out that contributed to the foundation of the manual; Subsequently, a review of the manual was carried out through expert judgment and the calculation of the CVC, to finally measure the differences between the measures before and after the proposed intervention. The results showed significant differences in motor areas (fine and gross) for the three groups of children, while in the personal-social and language area there were no significant differences. Thus, it can be concluded that early stimulation in a programmed manner can contribute to the adequate development of premature children, especially favoring their fine and gross motor skills.