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Follow-Up Study Shows Positive Effects for Teens Who, as Infants with Somewhat Low Birthweights, Participated in an Early Intervention Program

August 1, 2007 | Program Result

Between 2001 and 2005, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and their colleagues at Teachers College Columbia University conducted a follow-up study of adolescents who, as babies, had participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), an early intervention program for low-birthweight, premature infants funded by the Robert Wood Joh...

Families Caring for Preemies are at Risk

January 1, 2002 | Program Result

From 1995 to 1996, staff from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care developed a model for a family support program to address problems encountered by pre-term infants and their families.

To Prevent Premature Births, it May Help to First Change the Definition

February 1, 2003 | Program Result

Preterm deliveries and normal-term small babies comprise an exceedingly high-risk population, with nearly two-thirds of all infant deaths occurring from among newborns in these categories.

Improving the Health of Babies Born in Baltimore Through a Leadership Development Program

August 27, 2009 | Program Result

Babies Born Healthy Leadership in Action Program sought to improve birth outcomes in Baltimore and helped actual and potential leaders develop leadership skills while working together on the problem of infant mortality.

Project Expands Well-Baby Care for Infants Born to Low-Income Women

January 31, 2004 | Program Result

The Gift of Life Foundation worked to remove barriers to care for infants born to low-income mothers in Montgomery's four-county region and to help prevent babies from "falling through the cracks" of the health care system there.

Is More Medical Care Better Medical Care?

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

Between 1997 and 2001 Investigators at the Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth Medical Center, Hanover, N.H, conducted two research projects that examined how the increasing availability of health care technology and specialist physicians influence the delivery of health care and health outcomes.

For Some Premature Infants Smaller Hospitals Work Just Fine

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Harvard University School of Public Health studied recent changes in obstetric referral patterns, their impact on infant mortality and how these patterns are associated with changes in the market environment.

Prenatal Care Helps At-Risk Pregnant Adolescents Deliver Healthy Babies

January 28, 2002 | Program Result

AD House addressed the special barriers to access to health and social services faced by inner-city pregnant teens.

Getting Off to a Good Start

May 1, 2001 | Program Result

Between 1993 and 1999, the American Association for World Health, Washington, organized three annual meetings.

Home Visits Boost Family "Wellness," But Do They Help Prevent Child Abuse?

August 1, 2001 | Program Result

Starting in January 1994, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine conducted a three-year evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program.

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