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Careful analyses of these behaviours may provide insight into the functional integrity of spinal and supraspinal networks, and early detection of abnormalities in high-risk populations such as preterm infants. This review summarizes our knowledge on neuromotor development from birth to early childhood, highlighting how passive, spontaneous, and locomotor-like behaviours reflect the maturation of sensorimotor circuits. We describe the transition from prenatal activity to postnatal movements, and the gradual emergence of coordinated postural and locomotor patterns. Special attention is given to the limitations of observational tools and the growing role of quantitative kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic (EMG) techniques, which enable objective assessment of motor variability, interlimb coordination, neuromuscular activation, primitive locomotor patterns, and interpersonal coordination. By integrating the findings from a rich motor repertoire, such as the assessment of General Movements, with quantitative neurophysiological findings, deviations from typical behaviour can reveal early dysfunction of sensorimotor pathways, and predict later motor impairments such as Cerebral Palsy. 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