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Download full textDavidson, Michael S., Ed.; Davidson, Mary W., Ed. – 1980
Six papers from a 1978 conference on birth defects focus on prevention. G. Stickle ("The Health of America's Babies: How Do We Stack Up?'" reviews risk in pregnancy, cites inadequate prenatal care and maternal nutrition, and discusses examples of how the United States is not applying its knowledge of how to improve pregnancy outcome. In "Genetic…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Congenital Impairments, Counseling, Drug Abuse
Percy, Alan – 1986
Presentations from speakers at a conference on Rett Syndrome are summarized. The presentations focused on Rett Syndrome's genetic basis and identification as a clinical syndrome, involving, among other things, mental subnormality, epilepsy, infantile spasms, hand stereotypes, and poor hand use. Also discussed were: Rett Syndrome's predictive…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Epidemiology, Epilepsy
Gallaudet Coll., Washington, DC. – 1975
Presented are 22 papers given at a 1975 symposium on language and communication research problems with the deaf. Major papers have the following titles and authors: "Manual English--What We Know and What We'd Like to Know" (G. Gustason); "Communication with Foreign Deaf Signers--Attitudes, Experiences, and Observations" (R. Battison and K.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Congenital Impairments, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Berendes, Heinz W., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This proceedings document contains papers addressing trends, determinants, and interventions in preventing low birthweight. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Trends in Rates of Low Birthweight in the United States" (Mary McCormick); "Evolution of the Preterm Birth Rate in France" (Gerard Breart); "The Etiology…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Congenital Impairments, Etiology, Infants
Kilbey, M. Marlyne, Ed.; Asghar, Khursheed, Ed. – 1991
This monograph presents the proceedings of the first National Institute on Drug Abuse technical review related to the conduct of controlled studies on prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse. Papers in the monograph are categorized by session. The first session (two papers) focused on the detection and quantification of prenatal drug exposure in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Cocaine, Congenital Impairments
Bunsen, Teresa D., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This compilation of papers resulted from a forum which included professionals from higher education, special education, personnel training, medicine, and related services. The forum attempted to identify current trends in education of children and youth with disabilities and to link these trends to the training of personnel. Topics, originally…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Congenital Impairments, Disabilities, Drug Abuse
Hagerman, Randi Jenssen, Ed.; McKenzie, Pamela, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document presents the texts or summaries of 52 papers given at a 1992 conference on Fragile X syndrome. Preliminary information includes names and institutional affiliations of conference faculty, information about the National Fragile X Foundation, awards presented at the conference, and a list of resource centers (by state).…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Methods
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1991
This publication includes proceedings from a fall 1989 meeting attended by representatives of projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Public Health Service as part of its infant mortality reduction initiative. It also contains abstracts describing the funded projects and a list of products available to others interested…
Descriptors: Case Records, Child Health, Congenital Impairments, Data Analysis
Koch, Jean, Ed. – 1977
Proceedings from the International Summit on Prevention of Mental Retardation from Biomedical Causes are provided. After a list of participants and summary of the highlights of the conference, the keynote address by H. Moser is presented. The following 13 papers are provided along with workshop recommendations and a list of main points elicited…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Biology, Conference Reports, Congenital Impairments
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation, London (England). – 1978
The conference proceedings of the 2nd European Conference of Rehabilitation International (1978) on the theme disability in the family contains the agenda and approximately 80 papers. National presentations consider the theme in papers by representatives of Finland, Hungary, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, Hong Kong, India, The German…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Congenital Impairments, Deafness
Identifying the Needs of Drug-Affected Children: Public Policy Issues. OSAP Prevention Monograph-11.
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 1992
This monograph explores the research findings and experiential knowledge base on toddlers and preschool-age children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol and other drugs. It is designed to influence public policy relating to the needs and early intervention plans for this population, from the medical, child welfare, psychosocial, developmental,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Welfare
