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Annotation: This report describes a project to investigate the early adolescent outcomes associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the leading chronic pulmonary disease of prematurity, with a particular focus on the influence of BPD relative to other medical, neurologic, and sociodemographic risk factors, on pulmonary, cognitive, language, neuropsychological, and behavioral outcomes. It also describes an investigation on family stressors associated with BPD and very low birthweight (VLBW). Contents include an introduction describing the research problem; purpose, scope, and methods of the investigation; a review of the literature; study design and methods; and a discussion and interpretation of findings. A list of references cited is included as well as a list of products produced during the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Family health, Final reports, MCH research, Premature infant diseases, Prematurity, Very low birth weight

Annotation: This final report focuses on the Puerto Rico Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities project during the period 2002-2006. The purpose of the project was to reduce infant mortality by targeting pregnant adolescents, especially those with no prenatal care, and pregnant women of any age who were not connected to the available health care system. Report sections include (1) overview of racial and ethnic disparities, (2) project implementation, (3) project management and governance, (4) project accomplishments, (5) project impact, and (6) local evaluation, Several brochures written in Spanish are also included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, Poverty, Pregnant adolescents, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Puerto Rico, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program in Oklahoma City and County to reduce levels of infant mortality, pre-term birth, and low birth weight overall and within minority groups from 2001-2004. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity, project implementation, project management and governance, project accomplishments, the impact of the project, and local evaluation. Appendices include products produced by the project, data collection, data reporting requirements, various data collection forms and procedures, letters, education and training materials, as well as standards and protocols. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, MCH services, Oklahoma, Preterm delivery, Prevention programs

Annotation: This final report describes phase II of a Healthy Start program to eliminate disparities in perinatal health in areas around northeast Portland, Oregon, from 2001-2005. Program elements include reducing high rates of infant mortality and low birth weight rates among African Americans, increasing the rates of early entry into prenatal care for pregnant Hispanic women, increasing male involvement activities, and family violence screening. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; descriptions of project implementation, management and governance; the impact of the project; a local evaluation; and the fetal and infant mortality review. Additional contents of the report include sample products developed during the project period, forms including project data, coverage of the program by local media, and local evaluation study reports. A brochure and a videotape are included as project product samples. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

Keywords: Blacks, Family violence, Final reports, Healthy Start, Hispanic Americans, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, MCH research, Oregon, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Screening

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program to provide health care services to women and infants to reduce African American low birth weight infants and infant mortality in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 2000-2004. Report sections include an overview of racial and ethnic disparities in the project area, project implementation, management and governance, and project accomplishments. Additional sections include a copy of the local evaluation and a fetal and infant mortality review. A list of products produced during the project is provided as well as detailed data tables and figures. Samples of printed project materials are included in a separate envelope. Also included is a manual for program management offering guidelines on measuring progress through objectives and discusses profiles of pregnant women and infant caregivers served by Kansas City Healthy Start (KCHS). Topics also include outreach workers, the elements of the Healthy Start teams report, a review of birth and project outcomes, consumer satisfaction, surveys of the the KCHS management team and Maternal and Child Health Coalition (MCHC) Membership, and proposed recommendations. Copies of training and evaluation reports (funded in part under STH-29C045) from 2002 to 2005 are included as well as a copy of the MCHC Membership survey results. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Blacks, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, Missouri, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions

Annotation: This document is the original language of S.1726, as introduced by Senator L. Alexander on October 14, 2003, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. Topics in the findings and purpose section include statistics on the prevalence, cost, ethnic disparities in premature birth, suggested expansions in research, perform a review of the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring survey, increase public and health care provider education and support services, and establish an Interagency Coordination Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Federal legislation, High risk pregnancy, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, MCH research, Premature birth, Premature infants

Annotation: This report in one in a series about the 46 projects in the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan (LTFSS) adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November 1999 to promote self-sufficiency among families that are or were participating in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibilities to Kids (CalWorks) program and other low-income families. This report discusses the LTFSS program evaluation through the identification and measurement of baselines of five "headline indicators". These indicators are (1) good health: low birth weight births; (2) safety and survival: domestic violence arrests; (3) economic well-being: annual income under poverty level: (4) social and emotional well-being: personal behaviors harmful to self or others; and (5) education and workforce readiness: adolescent high school graduation. The report also offers conclusions and next steps, appendices on initial funding for each project and identification of its correlating headline indicator, data sources and indicators not on the data development agenda, and references.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org $20.00, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 0-83303-172-4.

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Keywords: California, Domestic violence, Economic factors, Educational factors, Families, Family centered services, Local initiatives, Low birth weight, Low income groups, Program evaluation, Surveys

Annotation: This report describes the Healthy Start Phase II program efforts to reduce low birth weight and infant mortality in rural Gadsden County in Florida from 1999 to 2001. The report also discusses access to perinatal and prenatal care, maternal health, racial disparities, delivery services, poverty, and the impact of welfare reform. Report sections review service initiation, service accomplishments, mentoring, consortium and collaboration, the impact of the consortium, and other Healthy Start components such as management and governance, sustainability, the role of local government, local evaluation, fetal and infant mortality review, and project data. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Florida Panhandle Healthy Start, 1339 East Lafayette Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, Telephone: (850) 922-1300 Fax: (850) 922-1352 E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Access to health care, Final reports, Florida, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Low birth weight infants, MCH services, Maternal health, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Statistical data, Welfare

Annotation: This report discusses the problem of low birthweight in Colorado, which has one of the highest rates of low birthweight in the nation. It discusses the major contributing factors to low birthweight, including multiple births, inadequate maternal weight gain during pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, and premature rupture of membranes. It also discusses solutions for reducing the risk factors for low birthweight.

Contact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO 80246, Telephone: (303) 692-2000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 886-7689 E-mail: [email protected] Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://cdphe.colorado.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Colorado, Gestational weight gain, Low birthweight, Low birthweight infants, Multiple births, Pregnancy, Premature rupture of membranes, Risk factors, Smoking during pregnancy, Weight gain

Annotation: This paper describes a Maternal and Child Health Bureau research project conducted to gain an understanding of the factors that control or limit birthweight. The aim of this study was to identify which components of maternal weight are responsible for the associations among maternal prepregnancy weight, pregnancy weight gain, and birthweight. The statement of the problem, research question, population description and sampling plan, brief results, and a list of references are provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Body weight, Low birthweight, Pregnancy, Research, Weight gain

Annotation: This report provides guidelines for feeding practices to improve the nutrition of infants, ages 0-6 months and 6-24 months, and also dietiary practices to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age. The document provides technical justification for the guidelines and also identifies and discusses determinants of nutritional status.

Contact: FHI 360 , 359 Blackwell Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701, Telephone: (919) 544-7040 Fax: (919) 544-7261 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fhi360.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Health status, Barriers, Breastfeeding, Delayed childbearing, Dietary guidelines, Family planning, Feeding, Infant nutrition, Intervention, Low birth weight, Maternal health, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition disorders, Physical activity, Premature infants, Prenatal nutrition

Annotation: This local evaluation report focuses on the Panhandle Healthy Start Program in Northern Florida. The report is divided into the following main sections: (1) introduction, (2) process, (3) findings and discussion, (4) recommendations, (5) impact based upon recommendations and results of local evaluation, and (6) publications. A document discussing the evaluation design is also included. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Florida Panhandle Healthy Start, 1339 East Lafayette Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, Telephone: (850) 922-1300 Fax: (850) 922-1352 E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Access to health care, Final reports, Florida, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Low birth weight infants, MCH services, Maternal health, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Statistical data, Welfare

Annotation: This study investigated the relationship of maternal weight gain and neonatal outcome (primarily birthweight and gestational age) of black adolescent and adult women of lower socioeconomic status. Total weight gain and patterns of weight gain were determined by comparing young adolescents (less than 17 years of age), older adolescents (ages 17–19 years ), and adults (ages 19–30 years) and by controlling for neonatal outcome. Further research suggested from this study consists of both new projects and continued analysis of the data from this study. New projects include those related to adolescent maternal weight gain and neonatal outcome and those related to understanding the high risk of primiparous black adult women having low birthweight and premature infants. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB90-147992.

Keywords: Adolescents, Blacks, Low Birthweight, Maternal Weight Gain, Minorities, Pregnant Women, Prematurity, Primiparity, Women