Publisher of Test of Infant Motor Performance, Harris Infant Neuromotor Test and iRainbow
The TIMP is a test of functional motor behavior in infants for use by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals in special care nurseries and early intervention or diagnostic follow-up settings. The HINT is a neuromotor screening test that can be used with low-risk (typically developing) or high-risk infants ranging in age from 2.5 to 12.5 months. The HINT has be
06/22/2026
Babies with NEC need careful developmental surveillance.
Long-term neurodevelopment in preterm neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO, identifier CRD42022322564.
It is essential to measure and promote participation for infants and families we care for. This is an important study that begins to define the process for infants under 2 years of age.
06/20/2026
06/17/2026
A very disappointing outcome of a large study.
Neuroprotection Bundles and Intraventricular Hemorrhage Rates in Neonates To evaluate the association of intraventricular hemorrhage-neuroprotection bundle (IVH-NB) implementation on IVH rates in infants born at
06/17/2026
An important paper that tells us we are still very far from having perfect prediction of developmental outcomes of preterm birth. My first takeaway is that continued follow up with repeated longitudinal assessment of various areas of development is necessary. Also that what we communicate to families about prognosis must be done with great care.
Prediction of Developmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review 10.1542/6388674791112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0735806388674791112CONTEXT. Increased survival of very preterm children raises concerns about later outcomes. Prediction models for developmental outcomes can support perinatal decision-making.OBJECTIVE. Summarizing prediction models for developmental....
https://karger.com/neo/article-pdf/doi/10.1159/000552875/4545302/000552875.pdf
DPT students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, want to learn more about how Illinois Early Intervention physical and occupational therapists use the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) during EI evaluations.
Are you an Illinois EI PT/OT initial evaluator who is trained in the TIMP? Are you willing to participate in a 30–45-minute Zoom interview about how you use the TIMP in EI evaluations? If so, contact Tara Cuddihee at [email protected].
Participants will be entered in a raffle to win a $100 gift card.
I’m reading that medical school faculty are having to teach residents about how to recognize and treat pediatric illnesses that they themselves have never seen. Rotavirus diarrhea that is severe enough to require days of hospitalization. Bacterial Pneumonia. Whooping cough in babies too young to be vaccinated because it is going around in older unvaccinated children. Children entering hospitals sick having to undergo invasive tests if they are unvaccinated in order to discover what’s wrong. Or being given strong antibiotics that shouldn’t be needed. One doctor says it’s a slow uptick now but a tidal wave of illnesses that were practically eradicated (like measles) could be coming. What are we doing to our babies with so much false information going around?