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Annotation: This report presents estimates of basic action difficulty, which includes difficulties related to sensory, motor, cognitive, and emotional or behavioral functioning in U.S. children and adolescents ages 5-17 based on questions from the National Health Interview Survey. Selected estimates are shown for the educational and health care service use of children with and without basic actions difficulty. Methods, results, and a discussion are presented.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available at no charge; also available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Behavior problems, Child health, Cognition disorders, Emotional development, Health care utilization, Motor skills, Research, Sensory impairments, Statistical data

Annotation: This report considers how Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs can have a positive and lasting effect on the healthy growth and development of infants, toddlers, and their families. The report discusses systems that support health services and also touches upon the following issues: (1) health services for pregnant women, (2) oral health for infants and toddlers, (3) health screening for developmental, sensory, and behavioral concerns, (4) health care in rural communities, (5) Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, (6) infant and child mental health, (7) children with special heath care needs, and (8) poverty and obesity. The report contains five appendices: (1) prenatal worksheet, (2) newborn health visit, (3) nursing control form, (4) health screening and immunization record, and (5) additional resources.

Contact: HeadStart.gov, Telephone: (866) 763-6481 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://headstart.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior disorders, Child development, Child health, Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Developmental screening, Early Head Start, Families, Head Start, Health care systems, Health services, Infant development, Infant health, Low income groups, Mental health, Migrant health programs, Obesity, Oral health, Poverty, Pregnant women, Rural communities, Sensory impairments, Young children

Annotation: This two-volume set examines evidence to determine if very-low-birthweight in infants, with or without other conditions, is associated with long-term disabling outcomes. Volume one reviews six primary outcomes of interest included in this report: (1) cerebral palsy and neurologic disability, (2) abnormal cognitive development and mental retardation, (3) hearing/speech/language impairments, (4) visual disability, (5) adverse pulmonary function, and (6) impaired growth. Report sections include a topic overview, reporting the evidence, study methods, an outline of the findings, and future research. Two additional sections review conclusions and future research. References and a bibliography are provided along with appendices including search strategies, a data abstraction form, acronyms and abbreviations, and acknowledgments. Statistics are included throughout the report. Volume two contains the evidence tables evaluating associations between low-birth-weight and 13 outcomes or disorders.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available in libraries.

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Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Congenital abnormalities, Growth disorders, Infants with developmental disabilities, Low birthweight infants, Physical disabilities, Pregnancy complications, Pregnancy outcome, Premature infants, Preterm birth, Research, Sensory impairments, Statistical data

Annotation: The overall goal of the project was to identify during infancy the measurable precursors of severe behavioral and emotional disorders. The study recruited 80 infants with regulatory disorders and 80 normal peers (matched for socioeconomic status, minority group status, presence or absence of father in home, number of children in family, and parenting stress). The regulatory disordered infants and control infants were assessed at 9 months and followed at 24 and 36 months. A comprehensive battery was administered at each assessment point. Mothers completed questionnaires on child temperament, child behavior problems, parenting stress, and demographic information. At 36 months, children received an evaluation to assess behavioral and emotional difficulties. [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 PB2000-106684.

Keywords: Affective Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Feeding Disorders, Infant Health Care, Infants, MCH Research, Preschool children, Regulatory Disorders, Research, Research, Sensory Impairments, Sleep Disorders, Toddlers

Annotation: This annotated bibliography, developed by the Childbearing and Parenting Program for Women with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses, provides a list of what the organization considers to be the most recent and comprehensive resources on childbearing with a disability. It includes resources related to specific disabilities or chronic illnesses as well as general topics such as accessibility, assistive devices, attitudes, care plans, childbirth education, family planning, feminism, parenting, physical and sexual abuse, psychosocial issues, scales, sexuality, stress and anxiety, and theoretical perspectives.

Contact: University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, T206-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 2B5, Telephone: (604) 822-7420 Fax: (604) 822-7466 Web Site: http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/ Price unknown.

Keywords: Assistive devices, Childbirth, Childbirth education, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Labor, Parenting, Physical abuse, Physical disabilities, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Reproduction, Sensory impairments, Sexual abuse, Sexuality, Special health care needs, Women

Annotation: This manual was developed to provide front-line health professionals and other child specialists with the knowledge and techniques necessary to detect early in life those children who display certain constitutional vulnerabilities and/or atypical emotional development. The manual presents various family-centered approaches for the screening and diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of children who have or are at risk for emotional and sensory processing problems and corresponding developmental delays. Three clinical intervention model programs are profiled: the Fussy Baby Clinic, the Parenting Psychotherapy Program, and the Therapeutic Nursery and Preschool Program. An optional videotape accompanies Chapter 3, dealing with the fussy baby. The last section of the manual is devoted to resources for families and professionals, including a list of computerized network centers that maintain and update information on training sessions and courses, parent support groups, and educational materials related to these issues. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, 12301 Academy Way, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: (301) 984-4444 Fax: (301) 881-8043 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.louriecenter.org Available in libraries. Document Number: HRSA Info. Ctr. MCHE046.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Assessment, Child health, Children, Developmental disabilities, Early intervention, Emotional development, Family centered services, Infants, Screening, Sensory impairments

Annotation: This report presents an epidemiologic survey of congenital malformations that occurred in single-born children who took part in the Collaborative Study of Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Other Neurological and Sensory Disorders of Infancy and Childhood. The report includes a complete listing of all observed major and minor malformations. Comparisons are made of malformation incidences at birth and age 1; in liveborn children, fetal deaths, and deaths in children up to age 1; in males and females; and in blacks and whites. The question of institutional heterogeneity is examined. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report.

Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Children with special health care needs, Congenital abnormalities, Epidemiology, Fetal mortality, Infant mortality, Infants with special health care needs, Mental retardation, Neurologic manifestations, Racial factors, Sensory impairments

Annotation: This report consists of papers delivered at two symposia sponsored the University of Pennsylvania, the Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The report discusses children with central nervous system deficit, dual sensory role of muscle spindles, basic mechanisms of motor learning, postural integration at spinal levels, predisposing genetic and metabolic factors in developmental defects of the central nervous system, perinatal problems and the central nervous system, attitudinal reflex, normal motor development, variations and abnormalities of motor development, some considerations of muscle activity, plasticity of the nervous system of early childhood, mental retardation and the child with central nervous system deficit, patient evaluation, evaluation in the assessment of motor performance, tests and evaluation tools for the child with central nervous system deficit, cerebral palsy, physiology of sensation, and mechanisms in the control of movement. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's 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: Assessment, Central nervous system diseases, Cerebral palsy, Children, Evaluation, Genetic disorders, Mental retardation, Metabolic diseases, Motor skills, Movement disorders, Neuromuscular diseases, Perinatal influences, Sensory impairments