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Babies on the Move: The origins and importance of spontaneous movements
Friday, 28 April, 2023

Babies on the Move: The origins and importance of spontaneous movements with Professor Christa EinspielerJoin us to hear a moving conversation with Professor Christa Einspieler, a neurophysiologist from the Medical University of Graz. Einspieler is a trailblazer in the field of infant development and she was a pioneer in creating the general movements assessment (GMA). GMA assesses the spontaneous (general) movement patterns of infants for early identification of infants at increased risk for cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions like autism spectrum disorders.This is the first part of a series called 'Babies on the Move', where we're on a mission to learn more about how observing movement can tell us about the neurodevelopment of young infants.Full Transcript: https://rb.gy/x51qdFurther Reading:General Movements Trust - https://general-movements-trust.info/5/homePrechtl, H. (2001). General movement assessment as a method of developmental neurology: New paradigms and their consequences The 1999 Ronnie MacKeith Lecture. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 43(12), 836-842.Einspieler, C., Prechtl, H. F., Bos, A. F., Ferrari, D. F. M., & Cioni, M. (2008). Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants. Mac Keith Press.Einspieler, C., Prayer, D., & Marschik, P. B. (2021). Fetal movements: the origin of human behaviour. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 63(10), 1142–1148. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14918