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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau. 1993. Report to Congress: National estimates on the number of boarder babies, the cost of their care, and the number of abandoned infants. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 42 pp.

Annotation: This report presents the results of a study on the numbers and characteristics of boarder babies and abandoned infants in the U.S. Many of the infants are born either infected with the HIV virus, or have been prenatally exposed to illegal substances. Boarder babies are likely to be discharged into the care of their biological parents or other alternative care setting. Abandoned infants are not likely to be discharged from the hospital into the care of their parents. The costs associated with the care of these infants are also investigated.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: AIDS, Abandoned children, Boarder babies, Drug affected infants, HIV, Hospitalization, Infants, Infants, Institutionalization

Fox HB, Wicks LB. 1992. Federal funding sources for programs providing out-of-home care to HIV-infected and drug-exposed infants. Washington, DC: Fox Health Policy Consultants, 77 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews federal funding sources that provide continuing support for the various types of medical, developmental, and social services required in out-of-home care programs for babies who remain hospitalized for boarding rather than medical purposes. Information on the funding opportunities under 10 federal programs, including several entitlement programs, block grant programs, and a few specialized programs, is included. The first chapter provides demographic and descriptive data on babies exposed to drugs and infected with HIV. The second chapter describes the types of items and services that need to be available under any out-of-home care arrangement for these babies. The third chapter presents information about the federal funding sources that can be used to finance each of the elements integral to an out-of-home care arrangement. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center, 750 17th Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006-4607, Telephone: (202) 223-1500 Fax: (202) 496-9067 Available in libraries.

Keywords: Boarder babies, Child care, Children with special health care needs, Drug affected children, Drug affected infants, Federal MCH programs, Federal grants, Financing, Foster care, HIV, Health care financing, Infants with special health care needs
   

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