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Efficacy of the Portage Early Intervention Programme 'Growing: Birth to Three' for Children Born Prematurely
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Cameron, David Lansing – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Findings are presented from a study examining the effects of the home-based intervention 'Growing: Birth to Three' (GBT) on children born prematurely at a regional hospital in Norway over a four-year period. Nineteen children received the intervention, while 17 children comprised the control group. Results indicate that GBT had a positive effect…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Premature Infants, Foreign Countries
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Assess the Implementation of Family-Centred Care in Traditional Open Bay Neonatal Intensive Care Units
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Al-Motlaq, Mohammad A.; Abuidhail, Jamila; Salameh, Taghreed; Awwad, Wesam – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Objective: To develop an instrument to study family-centred care (FCC) in traditional open bay Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Methods: The development process involved constructing instrument's items, establishing content validity by an expert panel and testing the instrument for validity and reliability with a convenience sample of 25…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neonates, Medical Services, Program Implementation
"Abazali Abazamayo" (Parents Who Keep on Trying): Mothers' Responses to the Ububele Mother-Baby Home Visiting Programme
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Bain, Katherine; Dawson, Nicola; Esterhuizen, Melanie; Frost, Katharine; Pininski, Darren – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Early parent-infant home visiting interventions have been found to be effective in both developed and developing countries. However, there is a need to build an evidence base for these interventions in the South African context, to inform local early childhood development policy. The Ububele Mother-Baby Home Visiting Programme in Alexandra,…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Home Visits, Correlation
Designing Intervention Programs for Infants at Risk: Considerations, Implementation, and Evaluation.
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Dickin, Katherine L.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Six representative intervention programs for high-risk infants are selected, and their essential features are summarized. A model for use in designing, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs for infants and/or their families is discussed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Risk Persons, Infants, Intervention
Medical and Medio-social Measures for the Health Protection of Mothers and Young Children in France.
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Evans, Roy; Evans, Patricia G. – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Provides English translation of a French study of legislation and programs providing preventive medical and social services to pregnant women and young children. Discussed are legislative objectives and organizational levels, strategies and modes of executive action, the contribution of social security to medical protection for mother and child,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Foreign Countries
Triangle's Learning Programmes for Hearing Impaired Infants and Their Mothers.
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Minamimura, Hiroko; Omata, Masamichi – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Presents the ideas and educational activities of the TRIANGLE intervention program for both hearing-impaired or deaf infants and their mothers. The program encourages children's integration into the community and into school, offers classes on everyday learning activities at home, provides counseling and audiological assessment for parents and…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
The Early Educational Programme at the Fujimidai Auditory Centre for Hearing Impaired Children.
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Tokumitsu, Hiroko – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
This transcript of a videotaped presentation introduces the early education program at the Fujimidai Auditory Centre for hearing-impaired children. The center serves children from birth until their enrollment in elementary school, and its activities include audiological assessment; hearing aid selection, check, and maintenance; individualized,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis