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Preterm newborns were matched to term at 40 weeks postconceptional age (PCA). RESULTS: The evolution of muscle tone in the preterm occurred gradually, following PCA, independent of birth weight. Preterm newborns had lower scores in all muscle tone indicators when compared to term at the first assessment. Differences were observed among preterm small for GA and adequate to GA for the indicator heel to ear (p&lt;0.001). When compared at 40 weeks PCA, except for posture, all other indicators were significantly different (p&lt; 0.001) among groups. CONCLUSION: Prematurity and intrauterine malnutrition are influential factors in some indicators of the newborn muscle tone state. Muscle tone assessment of preterm infants does not seem to be influenced by birth weight, however evolution is clearly related to postconceptional age. When we compared term newborns AGA and SGA it seems to have a clear influence of the birth weight on some indicators of the muscle tone. 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