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Beschner, George, Ed.; Brotman, Richard, Ed. – 1976
Participants of a conference dealing with problems of maternal and neonatal narcotic addiction discussed issues regarding treatment of pregnant addicts and their children and considered steps that could be taken to address the issues. The subject areas covered were followup evaluation, treatment procedures and models, development of standardized…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conference Reports, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Gray, Jane D.; And Others – 1976
Examined was the feasibility of predicting the potential for abnormal child rearing practices, including child abuse and neglect among 350 mothers. Through interviews, questionnaires, and observations during labor, delivery and the postpartum period, 100 mothers were identified as at high risk for abnormal parenting procedures. Ss were then…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Infants
Pizzo, Peggy Daly; Pizzo, Philip – 1975
Prenatal and infant nutritional needs and eating patterns are described and illustrated (in picture-book style) in this brief story about a mother and her infant son. Balanced diets, vitamin supplements, breast feeding, weaning, and infant food preparation are discussed. Mothers are encouraged to breast feed because it is cheaper and "the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Food, Infant Behavior, Infants
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Roberts, Jean; Slaby, David – 1973
The report of the Health Examination Survey program contained national estimates of infant health needs and the extent of prenatal and postnatal medical care received by 7,119 normal and handicapped children who were 6 to 11 years of age in 1963 through 1965. Children were chosen to be representative of American noninstitutionalized children with…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Incidence
Menser, Margaret A. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1977
Briefly described are four studies currently being undertaken in Australia to determine the effectiveness of vaccination in the prevention of rubella and to examine the relationship between rubella and diabetes. (CL)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Diabetes, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries
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Herman, Rosemary – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Reviews current research on a woman's chances of bearing twins and the genetic relationship, prenatal competition, and personality similarities between twins. In addition, the nature/nurture controversy is discussed in terms of evidence from studies of identical twins reared apart. Future studies are suggested to discover the ways twinning might…
Descriptors: Birth, Evolution, Genetics, Heredity
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Preblud, Stephen R. – Journal of American College Health, 1984
Widespread rubella vaccination of young children with a secondary emphasis on vaccinating susceptible adolescents and young adults has prevented epidemics of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome. Benefits of ensuring high immunity levels in college students, quick response to disease outbreak, and safety and efficacy of rubella vaccine in this…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Females
Slavkin, Harold C. – USA Today, 1984
Factors influencing birth defects include maternal age (teenagers and women over 32 are at risk), genetics, drug use, diet habits, and environmental hazards. The physical, social, and economic costs of birth defects are extreme. Prevention must involve efforts to change some of these factors. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Chronological Age, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse
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Freiberg, Patricia; Bridwell, Margaret W. – Counseling Psychologist, 1976
From the analytic grief framework one can formulate a philosophy related to counseling the rape victim or the woman facing unwanted pregnancy. This article describes such a philosophical orientation and the counseling interventions which emerge from it. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counseling, Females, Intervention
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Smith, David W.; Gong, Bradley T. – Journal of Pediatrics, 1973
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Exceptional Child Research, Growth Patterns, Infants
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Evans, T. N. – Integrated Education, 1972
Text of an affidavit in the case, Kennedy v. Detroit Board of Education. Reports on a study which established that prenatal nutrition is directly related to brain size and volume determined at 48 hours of infancy and at eight months of age. Pinpoints the relationship between inadequate nutrition in pregnancy, infant brain size, and intellectual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Court Litigation, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Montague, Ashley – American Anthropologist, 1972
Sociogenic brain damage is a condition produced by impoverished social environments. It is related in this paper to the question of what IQ tests really measure. (DM)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Hunger, Intelligence Tests
Kappelman, Murray M.; And Others – American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1972
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Disadvantaged, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
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Urrusti, J.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1972
Descriptors: Body Weight, Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research, Growth Patterns
Clark, Kenneth B. – Educate, 1971
Dr. Kenneth Clark, interviewed by Dante Peter Ciochetto, discusses compensatory education, mobilization for reading and arithmetic in ghetto schools, and the Metropolitan Applied Research Center. (JM)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
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