Evaluated were the cases of 20 infants who did not develop retrolental fibroplasia (or blindness) despite receiving very high levels of oxygen as newborns. (Author/DB)

Discussed are possible effects of noise on the hearing of newborn infants, particularly premature infants given ototoxic drugs to combat infection. (DB)

A retrospective check of 100, white 4-year-olds (with IQ's of 140 or more) showed no precocity at age 8 months, as measured by the Bayley Scales of Mental and Motor Development. (ST)

An investigation of 4-month-old children's attention responses to pattern dimensions and orientations by comparing the duration of an infant's fixation to changes in the orientation and structural arrangement of a previously exposed pattern. (ED)

Eighteen premature infants were given prophylactic cutaneous stimulation and continuous positive airway pressure as a therapy for apnea (cessation of breathing). (DB)

Based on PhD dissertation submitted to the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research supported by Grants MH-11699-01 and NB-04268 from the U.S. Public Health Service.

To determine progress in identifying hearing loss in large populations of newborns, a questionnaire was sent to state agencies in 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. The questionnaire addressed three major topics: use of a high risk register, use of birth certificate screening, and future consideration of birth…