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Haynes. Ed(S): Gross, Ruth T.; Spiker, Donna; Haynes, Christine W. - Helping Low Birth Weight, Premature Babies - 9780804726122 - V9780804726122
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Helping Low Birth Weight, Premature Babies

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Description for Helping Low Birth Weight, Premature Babies Hardback. Each year in the United States, 250,000 infants are born too soon, weighing too little. This text examines the Infant Health and Development Program and the results of its findings involving almost 1000 infants in eight US cities. Editor(s): Gross, Ruth T.; Spiker, Donna; Haynes, Christine W. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1150.

Each year in the United States, 250,000 infants are born too soon, weighing too little. For these low birth weight, premature infants, the future is uncertain, since they are at risk for a variety of serious medical and developmental problems—including behavioral and learning disorders that may have damaging effects for the rest of their lives. The extent to which a comprehensive early intervention program could improve or prevent these adverse outcomes was examined in the Infant Health and Development Program, a randomized controlled trial involving almost 1,000 infants in eight cities in the United States. This book describes in detail ... Read more

The program was administered by an interdisciplinary team composed of physicians, biostatisticians, child development specialists, and researchers from several disciplines. It was instituted upon the discharge of the infants from the neonatal nursery and was maintained for three years. One-third of the infants were randomly assigned to an intervention group, the remainder to a follow-up group. Infants in both groups received pediatric care and community referral services, but only those in the intervention group participated in a program that included extensive home visits, attendance at a child development center, and group meetings for parents.

The results of the program proved to be clinically important; at age three, the children in the intervention group had significantly higher IQ scores, greater cognitive development, and fewer behavioral problems. The implications of the findings for public policy are equally important, for there is increasing interest in the prevention, early detection, and management of developmental disabilities in children, as evidenced by such legislation as the Education for All Children Act. Strategies to minimize the problems of low birth weight children, with their potential for long-term savings through the prevention of disabilities and their attendant costs, could have significant repercussions in such governmental areas as medical care, education, and social welfare.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
Number of Pages
676
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804726122
SKU
V9780804726122
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Haynes. Ed(S): Gross, Ruth T.; Spiker, Donna; Haynes, Christine W.
Ruth T. Gross, M.D., is Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine; she was National Study Director of the Infant Health and Development Program. Donna Spiker, Ph.D., is Director of the Stanford Autism Research Program at the Stanford University School of Medicine; she served as Deputy Director of IHDP. Christine W. Haynes is a freelance writer ... Read more

Reviews for Helping Low Birth Weight, Premature Babies
"The Infant Health and Development study showed that participation in intensive intervention services during the first three years of life can have significant and positive effects on the cognitive development and behavior of low-birth-weight, premature children. This rich book conveys the message clearly to a worldwide audience of clinicians, researchers, educators, health planners, students, and others interested in child development. ... Read more

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