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significant result (P = 0.0016), which proves a link between intervention and infant

Difference in developmental tracks between before and after early intervention period (delta), in group with INA (blue) compared to group without INA (red), at the age of 55 wPMA (delta1) and at the age of 1.5 years

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Developmental grades before, immediately after, and 1 year after early intervention period.

Our results show significant improvement in developmental tracks of babies receiving INA compared to babies who did not, that is, delta in developmental tracks, between before and after early intervention, is 40% higher when babies

Screening of our videos, recording INA practice with the babies, we interpret that in addition to the significant benefits of the water's physical environment (described above), INA model functions as a therapeutic tool for the babies who experienced a trauma, much like the modern variants of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) model [77]. The bilateral passive and active stimulation and movement during INA training cause a scheduled activation of both

4. Conclusions, applicative potential, and future aims

In order to test if group's grade (intervention/control) and delta1 were dependent, we used Fisher Exact test and got significant result (P < 0.0001). In the intervention group. 8.70% got delta = 0, and in the control group. 79.17% got delta = 0. In order to test if group's grade (intervention/control) and delta2 were dependent, we used Fisher Exact test and got significant result (P = 0.0199). In the intervention group. 30.43% of delta = 0, and in the control group. 66.67% got delta = 0.

early developmental grade.

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receive INA as observed without INA.

Hagit Friedman<sup>1</sup> \*, Marina Soloveichick<sup>2</sup> , Amir Kushnir<sup>3</sup> , Chava Kasher<sup>4</sup> , Caroline Barmatz<sup>5</sup> and Omer Bar-Yosef<sup>6</sup>

1 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

2 NICU, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

3 NICU, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Medicine, Israel

4 NICU, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

5 Hydrotherapy, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

6 Pediatric Neurology, Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

\*Address all correspondence to: drhagitfriedman@gmail.com

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