Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.
Department of Sports and Well-being Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, 6000-266 Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 29;17(11):3864. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113864.
This study aimed to verify whether the presence of siblings and the type of delivery had an influence on the motor skills development of children in the first 48 months of life. We developed a quantitative study with a sample of 405 children of both genders, divided according to the studied variables: children with siblings, children without siblings, children born via eutocic delivery, and children born via dystocic delivery. The instrument used in the study was the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2. Overall, the results indicated that children who had siblings had, on average, better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine). Furthermore, those born via eutocic delivery, on average, had better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine) when compared to children born via dystocic delivery. Thus, the presence of siblings in the family context and the type of delivery positively influenced motor development, especially after 24 months of age, showing that the presence of siblings providing cooperative activities through play and challenges improved cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Furthermore, a eutocic delivery, in addition to providing a better recovery from labor and the immediate affective bond between mother and child, also led to better results in terms of global and fine motor skills.
这项研究旨在验证兄弟姐妹的存在和分娩方式是否会对儿童在生命的头 48 个月中的运动技能发展产生影响。我们进行了一项定量研究，样本包括 405 名男女儿童，根据研究变量进行了分组：有兄弟姐妹的儿童、没有兄弟姐妹的儿童、顺产儿童和难产儿童。研究中使用的工具是 Peabody 发育运动量表-2。总体而言，结果表明，有兄弟姐妹的儿童在所有运动技能（整体和精细）方面的表现平均更好。此外，与难产儿童相比，顺产儿童在所有运动技能（整体和精细）方面的表现平均更好。因此，家庭环境中兄弟姐妹的存在和分娩方式对运动发育有积极影响，尤其是在 24 个月之后，这表明兄弟姐妹通过游戏和挑战提供合作活动可以促进认知、社会、情感和身体发育。此外，顺产不仅有助于从分娩中更好地恢复，并且母子之间立即建立情感联系，而且还能在整体和精细运动技能方面带来更好的结果。
