Estimulação precoce no desenvolvimento motor de recém-nascidos prematuros: revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Early stimulation is a term that covers a variety of stimuli to help develop motor and cognitively infants and children from zero to three years old at risk age or with some disability, and can be defined as a multiprofessional monitoring program in the areas of health and education, for infants and children Objective: to investigate what the literature points out regarding the effectiveness of the use of early stimulation interventions in premature newborns with a focus on motor development. Method: Integrative literature review, carried out in June 2020 in the Scielo, Pubmed and VHL databases. Thirty-two articles were found, of which, after the inclusion and exclusion criteria, seven articles were kept to compose the analysis. Inclusion criteria: articles published in the last 10 years, available in full, in Portuguese, English or Spanish, that addressed the proposed topic/question. Conclusion: In addition to the standard treatment of early stimulation performed by physiotherapists in the NICU, which was reported in most articles, the following interventions were highlighted: CareToy, family-based intervention program, based on Coping and Caring for Babies with Needs (COPCA), use gloves with Velcro, Supporting Play Exploration and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI) and the Mother-Baby Transaction Program (MITP).