Participants for this study were drawn from
the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP).
Methods The sample included 728 families enrolled in the longitudinal study of
the Infant Health and Development Program.
Analyses of findings from an earlier intensive child development program for low birth weight children and their parents (
the Infant Health and Development Program) suggest that the cognitive effects for the children were mediated through the effects on parents, and the effects on parents accounted for between 20 and 50 % of the child effects.10 A recent analysis of the Chicago Child Parent Centers, an early education program with a parent support component, examined the factors responsible for the program's significant long - term effects on increasing rates of school completion and decreasing rates of juvenile arrest.11 The authors conducted analyses to test alternative hypotheses about the pathways from the short - term significant effects on children's educational achievement at the end of preschool to these long - term effects, including (a) that the cognitive and language stimulation children experienced in the centres led to a sustained cognitive advantage that produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour; or (b) that the enhanced parenting practices, attitudes, expectations and involvement in children's education that occurred early in the program led to sustained changes in the home environments that made them more supportive of school achievement and behavioural norms, which in turn produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour.
Analyses of findings from an earlier intensive child development program for low birth weight children and their parents (
the Infant Health and Development Program) suggest that the cognitive effects for the children were mediated through the effects on parents, and the effects on parents accounted for between 20 and 50 % of the child effects.
Pamela Klebanov of Teachers College, Columbia University analyzed data from 377 families with low birthweight or premature infants who received home visiting as part of
the Infant Health and Development Program.
Ramey is the founding director of several frequently cited early intervention programs including the Abecedarian Project, Project CARE,
the Infant Health and Development Program, and currently serves as the chief science officer for the statewide preschool educational program for PreK children in Louisiana.
The study sample consisted of 728 children and families who were part of
the Infant Health and Development Program study of low - birth - weight, pre-term infants.
For example, Early Head Start provides daily contact with low - income families through center - based programs or weekly contact through home - based programs.32
The Infant Health and Development Program provided an average of 67 home visits in children's first 3 years of life.33 In contrast, the average Healthy Steps family made 11 well - child visits and received less than 2 home visits within their child's first 2.5 years.
For example, the Abecedarian Project and Project CARE were precursors of
the Infant Health and Development Program, offering high - quality full - day child care to children from birth to five years.
Infant Health and Development Program, Enhancing the Outcomes of Low - Birth - Weight, Premature Infants: A Multisite, Randomized Trial, Journal of the American Medical Association, 263 (1990) pp. 3035 — 42.
One evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92
The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start programs.
Early Head Start20 and
the Infant Health and Development Program21 had center - based components, and the Comprehensive Child Development Program included home visiting in addition to case management services.22 Finally, we review three smaller - scale home - visiting programs from abroad that have used rigorous evaluation methods and provide important insights into home visiting.
For example, the Queensland study documented higher - quality home environments for families in the intervention.75 Likewise, positive effects were observed on measures of the home environment in Alaska.76 Among multi-component programs, both Early Head Start77 and
the Infant Health and Development Program78 reported higher - quality home environments in the intervention groups, though effect sizes tended to be small.
Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) The
Infant Health and Development Program began in 1985 as a follow - up to the Abecedarian Project that was specifically geared to premature infants with low or very low birth weight.
The learning, physical, and emotional environment of the home in the context of poverty:
The Infant Health and Development Program
In
the Infant Health and Development program, mothers in the intervention group engaged in higher - quality interactions with their infants, though the effects were small.82 In New Zealand, Early Start documented higher positive parenting attitudes, a greater prevalence of nonpunitive attitudes, and more favorable overall parenting scores for families in the treatment group.83 In Queensland, mothers in the intervention group were rated as significantly higher in emotional and verbal responsivity.84
Bradley and others, Impact of
the Infant Health and Development (IHDP) on the Home Environments of Infants Born Prematurely and with Low Birthweight (see note 40).
The Infant Health and Development program involved an intensive intervention from birth to age three for low - birth - weight children.
The results of these studies were compelling —
the Infant Health and Development Program produced higher IQ (overall, verbal, and performance), math achievement, and receptive vocabulary at age 8 compared to the group that did not receive the intervention.
The Infant Health and Development Program, which is described in the March 1992 issue of Pediatrics, was conducted at eight sites and involved 985 children, 377 in an experimental group and 608 in a control group.
Next, we adapted this educational intervention for low birth - weight and premature children in
the Infant Health and Development Program, conducted in eight cities with 985 participants, and found benefits in all eight cities, with the greatest benefits for children from families with the lowest levels of parent education.
But although researchers have suspected that microRNAs in breast milk have a role in
infant health and development, no study has specifically looked at whether microRNAs differed between premature and term breast milk.
• Sleep - Training and Cry - It - Out Techniques • Do they impact
infant health and development?
The largest randomized trial of a comprehensive early intervention program for low - birth - weight, premature infants (birth to age three),
the Infant Health and Development Program, included a home visiting component along with an educational centre - based program.7 At age three, intervention group children had significantly better cognitive and behavioural outcomes and improved parent - child interactions.
We address some of the leading challenges with
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Despite increasing interest in cognitive
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health platform are baby foods, particularly
infant formulas
and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain
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According to the National Institute of Child
Health and Development (NICHD) chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes,
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She teaches courses in child
development,
infant mental
health and development,
and assessment of young children.
She is a member of the Society for Research in Child
Development, the International Society for
Infant Studies, the American Psychological Association,
and the World Association for
Infant Mental
Health.
She has collaborated on a PPMD training curriculum with the University of WA School of Nursing
Infant Mental
Health and Development Program
and the Washington State Department of
Health First Steps Division.
The nutritional, immunological, psychological,
and general
health advantages conveyed to
infants have been documented for years.1 -9 Legovic, 10 listed the merits of human breast milk as compared to artificial feeds to include ideal nutritional content, better absorption, fewer food - related allergies, more favorable psychological
development, better immunologic defenses,
and a substantial economic advantage.
«They should be a standard member of the
health care team when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth
and infant growth
and development,» she added.
In addition to a passion for helping women cope with the wide range of emotions that accompany parenthood
and particularly new parenthood, Linda has a broad range of professional expertise from
infant mental
health and development to helping parents develop the insight
and tools to improve their children's sleep.
Because of its unique composition, breast milk is an ideal source of nutrition for
infants,
and studies have also shown that babies who are breastfed do better on a number of
health related measures, including cognitive
development.
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With the amount of influence
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and expertise to help mothers overcome longer - term breastfeeding challenges, or to simply unpick normal
infant development would be invaluable.
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It is crucial to monitor the
health and development of
infants who are less than six months old
and are dependent exclusively on breast milk.
There is a growing awareness of the importance of breastmilk to the normal
health, growth
and development of children
and of the unavoidable risks associated with the use of
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As a specialist in
infant mental
health, I well recognize the central role of sleep, both for parent
and child, in healthy
development.
Dr. Mennella's research «focuses on the
development of food
and flavor preferences in humans
and the effects of alcohol
and tobacco on women's
health and infant development.»
Bridget earned an MS
and PhD in Family
and Human
Development from Arizona State University, an MSW from Loyola University Chicago,
and received training through the
Infant Mental
Health Program at Erikson Institute.
Minimum 30 clock hours of relationship - based education
and training pertaining to the promotion of social - emotional
development and / or the practice of
infant mental
health.
Given the critical nature early relationships, it is imperative that all care givers
and professionals touching the lives of young children have the knowledge
and skills to promote healthy early
development, including social - emotional
development or
infant mental
health.
She teaches
infant mental
health courses at the undergraduate
and graduate levels
and conducts research aimed at supporting healthy
development prenatally through five years.