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Lavine, Debbie; Jewell, Vanessa D.; Greiner, Bobbi – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
Caregivers frequently find the premature birth of a child as a crisis. This pilot study explored the perceived types of stress experienced by parents of premature infants and the impact on caregiving. Caregivers completed the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R; n = 4) and participated in a focus group (n = 3) or interview (n = 1). Caregivers'…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Premature Infants, Parent Attitudes, Emotional Response
Texas State Board of Insurance. Research and Information Services. – 1985
This document reports on the feasibility of requiring private insurance carriers to provide coverage of the pregnancy-related expenses of dependent minors and newborn care expenses of their offspring in Texas. The document relates the history of legislative interest in the topic of teenage pregnancy. The report states that although private medical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Females, Health Insurance
Parpia, Banoo; And Others – 1983
Results suggested that socioeconomic factors were not major determinants of differences in infant mortality in Texas in the 1970's. Data on live births and infant deaths for 254 Texas counties were obtained from the Texas Department of Health for each of the 11 years from 1970 to 1980. Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were…
Descriptors: Demography, Ecological Factors, Infant Mortality, Neonates
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McDonald, Ann C.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1982
More than 85 percent of the physicians surveyed indicated they are the initial informants to parents regarding the existence of a handicap and the information is immediately presented after birth to both parents, including specific diagnostic labels, possible causation, prognosis, and resources for the family. (Author)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills, Disabilities, Disability Identification
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1985
Representatives of several states met to identify basic elements of a tracking system designed to ensure that disabled and at-risk infants and their families receive continuous and appropriate services to improve health and developmental outcome. Discussants explored six clusters of questions concerning the following: realistic goals and…
Descriptors: Criteria, Delivery Systems, High Risk Persons, Identification
Keeling, Maud; And Others – 1983
The pamphlet describes three Hogg Foundation-funded Texas programs (one exclusively hospital-based, one hospital-based with extensive linkages to community resources, and one community-based) which serve predominantly high-risk, low-income Mexican American families. First described are social work services connected with the Driscoll Foundation…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Community Health Services, Cultural Context