Motor development at late preterm infants has significant importance as it composes the picture of the severe evidences of motor impairments or other developmental difficulties. Early detection is crucial as early intervention is the unique immediate solution option to catch up the developmental milestones. Method: Α systematic search for scientific articles of the decade 2010-2020 investigating the motor profile of late preterm infants was conducted. Results: The search identified 9 studies, many of which highlighted the risk of motor and developmental delays even at 36 months of age. Conclusions: The stability of motor and developmental delays indicates the need of further investigation at a later age and intervention to avoid possible academic difficulties.

Objective: To investigate if Early Movement Monitoring Assessment (EMMA) is a sesitive tool to the developmental changes across time, in frequency of total movements in Greek full term and preterm infants with normal and low birth weight. Methods: EMMA and Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) were performed on Greek infants, who were born full-term and pre-term (age corrected), with normal or low birth weight. Specifically, 11 full-term infants, 4 preterm infants with normal birth weight (>2500 gr) and 5 preterm infants with low birth weight (<2500) were assessed with EMMA for 4 -6 sessions to meet the purpose of the study. AIMS was used as criterion measurement for validity reasons. Descriptive statistics were conducted (Mean, SD) and correlation analysis was also applied between EMMA and AIMS age groups. Results: Significant correlation between EMMA and AIMS was found. Results draw a positive slope for each group, indicating that EMMA was sensitive to change in motor skills across time. Conclusion: In Greece there are the preliminary evidences to consider that EMMA is a valid tool which can be used to assess motor development easily, quickly and frequently for full-term and preterm infants with normal or low birth weight.