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Piper V. 1996 (ca.). LifeSpan Comprehensive Services with Home Visiting [Final report]. Dallas, TX: Dallas County Hospital District, 8 pp. (xxx)

Annotation: This project sought to meet the developmental needs of pregnant and parenting adolescents, and promote successful health outcomes for their infants. The project combined education and support components of LifeSpan—an established program for pregnant and parenting adolescents—with case management services, including home visiting by trained paraprofessionals. LifeSpan served as an early entry point into medical and social service supports for pregnant adolescents. Comprehensive services ensured that mothers and infants received a continuum of care. [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 Contact Fax: xxx E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB99-144719.

Keywords: Adolescent Parents, Case Management, Child Abuse Prevention, Child Neglect, Community Integrated Service System program, Health Education, Health Promotion, Home Visiting Programs, Home Visiting Services, Home Visiting for At Risk Families, Mother Infant Interaction, Pregnant Adolescents

Wasserman G. 1993. Determinants of Adverse Outcome among Toddlers of Adolescent Mothers [Final report]. New York, NY: Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, 16 pp.

Annotation: This study sought to identify family influences on early childhood development in a sample of high-risk minority children and their mothers. The ways in which maternal personality, parenting and social support impact on the child, and the relative importance of other family members, such as the child's father and/or grandmothers were examined. In general, aspects of family composition and material functioning were found to be better predictors of child outcome than was maternal age. [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 PB94-218633.

Keywords: Adolescent Parents, Adolescents, Adolescents, Blacks, Early Childhood Development, Families, Family Environment, Hispanics, Hispanics, MCH Research, Minorities, Minority Groups, Mother Infant Interaction, Stress, Urban Population, Urban Populations

Hofheimer J. 1992. Risk Detection Using Observations of Interaction [Final report]. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 78 pp.

Annotation: Little is known about the manner in which mother-infant interaction patterns may contribute to poor developmental outcomes. This investigation involved an examination of the clinical utility and psychometric properties of an observation system designed to assess mother-infant interaction from birth through the first two years of life. The primary goal of this project was to determine whether or not a measure developed at the former NIMH Clinical Infant Research Unit was successful in discriminating among and predicting outcomes in various risk groups. The findings indicate that there do exist summary clusters of behaviors useful for characterizing several dimensions of the caregiver-infant relationship and that these clusters can contribute significantly to the prediction of subsequent developmental outcomes. [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 PB93-179976.

Keywords: High risk infants, Infants, Mother-infant interaction, Mothers, Risk assessment, Toddlers

Yerby M. 1990. Epilepsy in Pregnancy: Developmental Followup of Infants: [Final report]. Seattle, WA: University of Washington, 35 pp.

Annotation: This project studied the effects of epilepsy on pregnancy outcomes. The purpose of the study was to: (1) Examine the outcome of infants exposed in utero to antiepileptic drugs and/or to maternal seizures, and compare their outcome to that of a group of infants without such exposure; and (2) look for correlates in pregnancy (i.e., seizure type and frequency, and antiepileptic drug use) that may predict adverse outcome. A group of pregnant women with epilepsy, a group of nonepileptic pregnant women, and the case and control infants were followed for a period of three years. Case children had a statistically significant higher mean number of minor anomalies per child (5.05) than the control children (3.65). Given the results of the study, with similar rates of malformations with exposure to the common antiepileptic drugs, it was suggested that maternal antiepileptic drugs be chosen for the most effective maternal seizure control. Further research is needed to address the neurodevelopmental effects of these medications. [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 PB92-135870.

Keywords: Bayley Scales, Birth Defects, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Epilepsy, High risk infants, High risk mothers, High risk pregnancy, Neuromotor Status, Parent-Child Interaction, Pregnant Women, Seizures, Stanford-Binet IV