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Parlakian, Rebecca; Kinser, Kathy – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
This article reviews the research base on the development of prenatal attachment and profiles four programs that foster this essential prenatal relationship: CenteringPregnancy®, the Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting program (PREPP), Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP), and Moms2B.
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Program Effectiveness, Pregnancy, Metacognition
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Mayer, Shirley – Children Today, 1972
Excerpts from a full report which appeared in the City Almanac, a publication of the Center of New York City Affairs of the New School for Social Research. (MB)
Descriptors: Children, Community Centers, Disability Identification, Disease Incidence
Daniels, Joe – Training, 1975
The police training course on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) trains police officers to be sensitive to the needs of people under extreme and potentially long-lasting stress. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Human Relations, Infant Mortality, Interpersonal Relationship
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Heagarty, Margaret C. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1990
Addresses the causes for and implications of infant mortality. Besides the more immediate causes such as disease, nutrition, and lifestyle, there are the additional hurdles of government bureaucracy, lack of funds, and institutional attitudes that block access to prenatal care. Suggests structural solutions, including a consistent, individual,…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Change Strategies, Child Health, Crack
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Bateman, David – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1991
A clinical progress report is presented concerning how the infants and children of Harlem (New York City) have endured the past six years. Crack abuse, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, social disorganization, and violence have been added to the traditional concomitants of poverty. Proposals are made for improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The first in a series of five regional fact-gathering committee hearings, this hearing report includes testimony from private and public social agencies in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Information and statistics are presented on a wide variety of social problems, including (1) family violence; (2) family planning…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Adults, Blacks
Bogardus, Frank, Ed.; Chavis, Karen, Ed.; Donohue, Patti, Ed.; McLain, Ford, Ed.; Rider, Renee, Ed. – 2000
This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well-being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an introductory section which describes the features…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Birth Weight
Chavis, Karen, Ed. – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of New York's children. The statistical portrait is based on six general areas of children's well-being: (1) economic security; (2) physical and emotional health; (3) education; (4) citizenship; (5) family; and (6) community. Following an introductory section addressing the 2000 census…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accidents, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse