Changing Birth Outcomes in Washington State
September 13, 2012
With support from RWJF, the infant mortality rate in rural Yakima County fell dramatically, says Gail Weaver, vice president for Continuum of Care at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Low-birthweight Infants
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Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations
November 30, 2005 | Journal Article
Minority-serving hospitals may provide lower quality of care to VLBW infants compared with other hospitals. Because VLBW black infants are disproportionately treated by minority-serving hospitals.
Quality-of-Care Indicators for the Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up of Very Low Birth Weight Children
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Annually, 40,000 babies are born that weigh less than 1500g. These babies, categorized as very low birth weight (VLBW), experience a variety of medical problems. However, few (if any) studies exist documenting the follow-up care these patients recei ...
Are Children of Moderately Low Birth Weight at Increased Risk for Poor Health?
July 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Recent research on health risks associated with low birth weight has focused on very low birth weight as opposed to moderately low birth weight (MLBW) children. This study asks whether MLBW children also experience ongoing vulnerability to poor health or whether their rates of morbidity are comparable to the rates for the general population.
Maternal Upward Socioeconomic Mobility and Black-White Disparities in Infant Birthweight
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The authors study the extent to which upward socioeconomic mobility limits the probability that black and white women who spent their childhoods in or near poverty will give birth to a low-birthweight baby. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey ...
Follow-Up Study Shows Positive Effects for Teens Who, as Infants with Somewhat Low Birthweights, Participated in an Early Intervention Program
August 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Between 2001 and 2005, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and their colleagues at Teachers College Columbia University conducted a follow-up study of adolescents who, as babies, had participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), an early intervention program for low-birthweight, premature infants funded by the Robert Wood Joh...
Families Caring for Preemies are at Risk
January 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
From 1995 to 1996, staff from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care developed a model for a family support program to address problems encountered by pre-term infants and their families.
Reducing Maternal Intimate Partner Violence After the Birth of a Child
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Hawaii Healthy Start home visitation program sends paraprofessionals into the homes of children at risk of abuse to teach families about child development, parenting and problem-solving strategies and offer emotional support to new parents during the first three years of their child's life.
Effect of Early Intervention on 8-Year Growth Status of Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Low birth-weight babies randomized to an intervention group were taller and had larger head circumference at eight years. The intervention consisted of home visits, attendance at an educational center, parent meetings and two meals a day and lasted until 36 months. Head size was associated generally with higher IQ and improved cognitive function.
Improving the Health of Babies Born in Baltimore Through a Leadership Development Program
August 27, 2009 | Program Result Report
Babies Born Healthy Leadership in Action Program sought to improve birth outcomes in Baltimore and helped actual and potential leaders develop leadership skills while working together on the problem of infant mortality.