Introduction. Neuro-psychological development of children living on breast-feeding may be more rapid. It is shown that even during the first days of life, children who received breast milk, are more active, emotional and mobile.
Aims and objectives. To establish the rate of neuro-psychological development of children during the first year of life in today’s introduction of new principles of breast-feeding.
Methods. The study involved 87 infants. Age calculated in each child in weeks by subtracting date of birth from the date of examination. Inclusion criteria were feeding breast milk at the time of the first survey. Assessment of psychomotor development was determined byDenver screening test.
Results. According to the study, the following parameters of psychomotor development of children recieved, namely, to hold the head lying children started at (2.40±0.08) months, sit with support — in (5.20±0.06) months, sit himself started in (6.20±0.06) months, stand with support — in (7.30±0.06) months, stand on their own — at (7.90±0.37) months, started walking at (10.10±0.72) months. Stages of language development in children surveyed were: cooing at (5.20±0.21) months, babble at (6.20±0.21) months, modulated babble — (7.90±0.16) months, pronounce syllables and words began in children of (8.40±0.09) months, sensor language appear at (7.40±0.21) months.
The peak of language development in our study falls at the age of 5–6 months, which also corresponds to the standard terms, without lag, within 90% of the norm.
Conclusions
1. Psychomotor development of children under current principles of breast-feeding tends to advance the age norm.
2. Among the surveyed children indicators of gross motor skills were within the 90% range on a scale ofDenvertest. This trend was observed among children born prematurely who had to make up for the appropriate stages of development.