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Martin, Roy P.; Noyes, Jennifer; Wisenbaker, Joseph; Huttenen, Matti O. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1999
Examined associations between early childhood temperament and factors during mothers' pregnancy. Responses to maternal questionnaires of psychological distress during pregnancy and maternal observations of infants at 6 months and 5 years of age indicated a connection between first-trimester distress and negative emotionality in 5-year-old…
Descriptors: Child Development, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries, Inhibition
Davis, Elysia Poggi; Snidman, Nancy; Wadhwa, Pathik D.; Glynn, Laura M.; Schetter, Chris Dunkel; Sandman, Curt A. – Infancy, 2004
The effects of maternal antenatal and postnatal anxiety and depression on infant negative behavioral reactivity were examined in a sample of 22 mother-infant pairs. Maternal anxiety and depression were assessed by standardized measures during the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum. Infant negative behavioral responses to novelty were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Pregnancy, Infants, Infant Behavior
Seifer, Ronald; LaGasse, Linda L.; Lester, Barry; Bauer, Charles R.; Shankaran, Seetha; Bada, Henrietta S.; Wright, Linda L.; Smeriglio, Vincent L.; Liu, Jing – Child Development, 2004
Attachment status of children exposed in utero to cocaine, opiates, and other substances was examined at 18 months (n=860) and 36 months (n=732) corrected age. Children exposed to cocaine and opiates had slightly lower rates of attachment security (but not disorganization), and their insecurity was skewed toward ambivalent, rather than avoidant,…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Personality, Child Behavior, Caregiver Attitudes
Schroder, Marie D.; Snyder, Peter J.; Sielski, Ireneusz; Mayes, Linda – Brain and Cognition, 2004
The present study examines the potentially harmful effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on later visuospatial memory functions. A novel neuropsychological measure of immediate- and short-term memory for visuospatial information was administered to 40 children, who were identified as cocaine-exposed, and 11 age and socioeconomic status matched…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Cocaine, Drug Use, Children
Dennis, Tracy; Bendersky, Margaret; Ramsay, Douglas; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Children prenatally exposed to cocaine may be at elevated risk for adjustment problems in early development because of greater reactivity and reduced regulation during challenging tasks. Few studies have examined whether cocaine-exposed children show such difficulties during the preschool years, a period marked by increased social and cognitive…
Descriptors: Responses, Drug Use, At Risk Persons, Adjustment (to Environment)
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2011
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. "Kids Count in Colorado!" informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Child Health, Economic Factors
Colen, Lisa Price – Zero to Three, 2007
The Zero Exposure Project is a public awareness campaign in Hillsborough County, Florida, designed to educate the public on the dangers of combining substance use with pregnancy. The authors describe the process of building the campaign from its original conception and share the challenges and successes of their collaborations with community…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Neonates, Social Services, Integrated Services
Preschool Teacher Attitude and Knowledge Regarding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects.
Mack, Faite R-P. – 1995
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that each year more than 8,000 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) babies are born, and that many more babies go undiagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), a less severe condition. FAS and FAE have been identified as major contributors to poor memory, shorter attention spans, lower IQs, diminished achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Prenatal Influences
Enwonwu, Cyril O., Ed. – 1990
Iron deficiency anemia impairs cognitive performance, physical capacity, and thermoregulation. Recent evidence suggests that these functional impairments are also evident in subclinical nonanemic iron deficiency. Very little is known about the relevance of the latter to the health of blacks, who have been shown to have the highest prevalence of…
Descriptors: Adults, Anemia, Blacks, Child Health
Dye, Christina – 1981
Expectant parents are introduced to the effects of a variety of drugs on the unborn baby. Material is divided into seven sections. Section 1 deals with the most frequently used recreational drugs, including alcohol, marijuana, narcotics, depressants, stimulants, inhalants, and hallucinogens. Sections 2 and 3 focus on the effects of prescription…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Congenital Impairments, Drug Education, Drug Use
Mack, Sarah L. – 1989
A health specialist working in a program providing health, social, and educational services to low-income children and families implemented and evaluated a practicum intervention designed to increase inner-city mothers' knowledge of the importance of ongoing prenatal care throughout pregnancy and to improve the mothers' health. A prenatal…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Health, Disadvantaged, Health Education
Nethercut, Gail; Adler, Nancy – 1983
The role of anxiety, stress, and social support in predicting negative obstetrical outcomes was examined in a high-risk group of pregnant women. The predictor variables were assessed with separate self-report scales, including The Sarason Life Experience Survey, the Spielberger State/Trait Inventory, and a modified version of the Lazarus and Cohen…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Birth, High Risk Persons, Mothers
Howze, Kate; Howze, Wendell M. – 1989
A pilot program was designed to address the special problems of children of substance abusers. The program was established at the Child Development and Family Guidance Center by Operation PAR, a nationally recognized substance abuse treatment and prevention program. The staff are well-trained preschool professionals who have received special…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Design, Models, Parent Child Relationship
Ventura, Stephanie J. – NCHS Monthly Vital Statistics Report, 1987
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia collected information on births of Hispanic parentage in 1983 and 1984. More than 92% of the total Hispanic population in the United States resided in those states at this time. This report summarizes the available demographic information and presents data on births of Hispanic parentage in the…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Demography
Centers for Disease Control (DHHS/PHS), Atlanta, GA. – 1984
This report summarizes information, including selected indices of nutritional status, as reported from 28 states and the District of Columbia to the Nutritional Status Surveillance System. This system has two components, one addressing nutritional status among high-risk pediatric populations, and the other addressing nutritional status among…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Children, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups