The sequence of infant rolling over is
A) culturally dependent.
B) prone to supine since the start of the Back to Sleep Campaign.
C) supine to prone in all cultures.
D) dependent on the child's weight.

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The sequence of infant rolling appears to be culturally dependent. In Western cultures, infants have been reported consistently to first roll prone to supine at about 3.6 months (Capute et al., 1985; Davis et al., 1998; Piper & Darrah, 1994). Chinese infants, however, first roll supine to prone (Nelson et al., 2004). Japanese and Chinese mothers do not use the prone position for sleep or play, and Asian infants usually learn to roll in any direction later than those reported in the United States (Nelson et al., 2004). With the success of the Back to Sleep Campaign, there are reports of the reverse order of learning to roll for infants in the United States, with rolling supine to prone likely to occur first (Liao, Zawacki, & Campbell, 2005).

The Sequence of Infant Rolling Over Is