Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .
The behavioral and emotional well-being of school-age children with different birth weights.
OBJECTIVE To describe the mental and emotional well-being of children born at different birth weights assessed at school age and to identify neonatal , intervening health , and sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with mental and emotional well-being . METHODS To address this issue , we used a prospect i ve cohort study involving two previously studied cohorts , which were recontacted at 8 to 10 years of age to provide a multisite sample of 247 children weighing 1000 g or less at birth , 364 weighing 1001 to 1500 g , 724 weighing 1501 to 2500 g , and 533 weighing more than 2500 g. Maternal reports were obtained on three st and ardized measures of mental and emotional well-being ( the R and General Well-being Scale , the Behavior Problem Index , and the Harter Scale of Child Competence ) and on intervening health , sociodemographic , and environmental variables . Neonatal variables were derived from records at birth . Statistical techniques included analysis of variance and ordinary least squares multiple regression . RESULTS Lower birth weight children did not differ on the General Well-being Scale but were more likely to have behavior problems and to be considered less competent . Other important correlates of mental and emotional well-being included childhood illness , maternal mental health , home environment score , and exposure to household cigarette smoking . CONCLUSION Although lower birth weight children have poorer mental and emotional well-being , a substantial portion of this adverse outcome reflects modifiable environmental factors
Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .