Associations of biological factors and affordances in the home with infant motor development

Background Whereas considerable work has been published regarding biological factors associated with infant health, much less is known about the associations of environmental context with infant development the focus of the present cross-sectional study. Methods Data were collected on 561 infants, aged newborn to 18 months. Measures included the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor DevelopmentInfant Scale, Alberta Infant Motor Scale, and selected bio/medical factors. Correlation and regression were used to analyze the data. Results Home environmental factors were associated with children's motor development as much as some typically high-risk biologic factors. Conclusion The home environment partially explained infant development outcomes and infants at risk could possibly be helped with a home assessment for affordances.