This paper discusses the analyses of antecedent correlates of the behavior of 60 infants as measured by the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale on the third day after birth. The data include two sets of antecedent variables: maternal adaptation to pregnancy as reported in prenatal interviews and measured describing the conditions of labor and…

The Educational Followup Study, a longitudinal investigation, is described. Concerned with at least 30,000 of the 50,000 children born into the Collaborative Perinatal Research Project, the study will determine pregnancy, birth, and infancy events likely to lead to educational and behavioral dysfunctions. Procedures to be used are reviewed. (JD)

Summarized are three research articles on the following topics: the role of pupil size in communication, educational aspects of hemispheric specialization, and the effects of maternal psychological stress on the fetus. (DB)

The hyperactive child is described in this article, and the various therapies available to parents and teachers are outlined. (JD)

To determine antecedent conditions which may contribute to specific learning disorders, the records of 432 children referred to the Pupil Appraisal Center were reviewed. (SBH)

Compares 17 methadone-exposed and 23 control four-month-old infants in interactions with their mothers. Results indicate that methadone is only one of several risk factors affecting interaction. Mothers rated poor in communication have poor psychosocial and psychological resources, and infants rated poor in communication showed problematic motor…

From a symposium on Cross-Cultural Studies of Mother-Infant Interaction at the Biennial Meeting for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minn., April 2, 1971. (MB)

Specific aim of the study was to determine the predictive accuracy of selected observations obtained during developmental periods on later developmental outcome. (Authors)

Encourages use of Head Start and community resources, professionals, and mothers in shaping children's early experiences to maximize educational potential. Stresses need to give mothers information on child development from the prenatal period through the preschool years. (DR)

Presents an historical perspective of the public view of marijuana and examines current empirical research concerning the consequences of marijuana use on the human fetus. Included are 1979 university survey results which explore respondents' knowledge about the effects of marijuana and the relationship this has to the mass media. (Author)

Children referred to the Learning Disorders Unit of the Yale-New Haven Hospital were evaluated for indications of prenatal exposure to ethanol. Our results suggest a continuum of teratogenic effects of ethanol on the central nervous system. Journal availability The C. V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63141. (Author)

Among trends noted are possible increases in incidence due to sexually transmitted diseases; implications of legislation (P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) and litigation; changing policy on funding and legislation; and growth in sign language use by hearing people. (CL)

Examined cardiac response and ratings of subjective aversiveness to recordings of unfamiliar infant cries in 60 primiparous women at 32 weeks' gestation. Mothers who prenatally rated the crying recordings as more aversive postnatally described their infants as more fussy and unpredictable. Women who showed greater cardiac acceleration to the cries…

This article describes two workshops that explained the use of prenatal testing and genetic information to inform choices in pregnancy to people with learning difficulties, explored the issues with them, and describe the contribution subsequently made by these people to a British national conference on this subject. (Contains references.)…