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Infants

Infancy—the period of life from birth to age 1—is associated with a unique set of public policy issues related to babies' health, development, and welfare. RAND's research on infants spans a wide range of topics for this brief but important period of life, including infant mortality, low birth weight, neonatal care, immunizations, breastfeeding and feeding practices, and cognitive development.

Report
Examining the Cost of Military Child Care
This book presents estimates of the cost of providing care in DoD-operated Child Development Centers(CDCs), Family Child Care (FCC) homes, and centers operated by outside providers under contract to the DoD.
Apr 29, 2002
Report
Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Establishing the Baselines
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan (LTFSS) is given baseline trends for five indicators — low birth weight births, domestic violence arrests, annual income under poverty level, personal behaviors ...
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
The Role of Public Insurance and the Public Delivery System in Improving Birth Outcomes for Low-Income Pregnant Women
The objective of this research is to investigate the effect of expansions of public insurance on access and birth outcomes for pregnant women.
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
Access to Health Care for Young Children in the United States
In this analysis, which focuses specifically on children from birth to age 3, the authors attempt to build on previous studies by examining the role of race and ethnicity, income, and insurance status in determining access to care using new national data on access to a broad range of health and developmental services.
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
Economic Implications of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Collaborative Quality Improvement
To make measurable improvements in the quality and cost of neonatal intensive care using a multidisciplinary collaborative quality improvement model.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Anticipatory Guidance: What Information Do Parents Receive? What Information Do They Want?
Anticipatory Guidance: What Information Do Parents Receive? What Information Do They Want?
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge
This paper examines demographic trends in Egypt in terms of how present and future challenges affect the nation and how addressing them will benefit it.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Infant Mortality and Early Postpartum Discharge
To assess additional risk of newborn death owing to early discharge.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
Reducing Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate During Child Health Visits: How Effective Are Parent Education and Case Management?
Reducing Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate During Child Health Visits: How Effective Are Parent Education and Case Management?
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
The Effect of Medicaid Eligibility Expansions on Births
Uses natality data 1983-1996 to examine the relationship between a state's eligibility threshold for Medicaid and birth rates among various groups.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Water: Birth Outcomes in Los Angeles County, 1982-1993
An assessment of the effects on human health of reclaimed water. The results of the study do not provide evidence of an association between reclaimed water and adverse birth outcomes.
Jan 1, 1999
Journal Article
Beliefs About Children's Illness
Beliefs about child illness were investigated using semi-structured interviews with mothers and providers in four rural Guatemalan communities.
Jan 1, 1999
Report
Development of a quality of care measurement system for children and adolescents : methodological considerations and comparisons with a system for adult women
Development of a quality of care measurement system for children and adolescents : methodological considerations and comparisons with a system for adult women
Jan 1, 1999
Report
Utilization of well-child care services for African-American infants in a low-income community : results of a randomized, controlled case management and home visiting intervention
Utilization of well-child care services for African-American infants in a low-income community : results of a randomized, controlled case management and home visiting intervention
Jan 1, 1999
Journal Article
Child Survival in Developing Countries: Can Demographic and Health Surveys Help to Understand the Determinants? 1996. By J. Ties Boerma
Review of Child Survival in Developing Countries: Can Demographic and Health Surveys Help to Understand the Determinants? By J. Ties Boerma (Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute, 1996).
Jan 1, 1999
Report
Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story
If global fertility has declined so sharply, should the United States and other donor countries continue to invest in overseas population assistance programs, particularly family planning?
Aug 17, 1998
Report
Examining the Implementation and Outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1989
This report examines the implementation and outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1989 (MCCA).
Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of Care for Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Public policies aimed at improving birth outcomes by providing insurance coverage for pregnant women and children, such as the recent Medicaid expansions, can potentially be very cost-effective.
Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article
The Economics of Preterm Delivery
Addresses the question of the economic burden of low birth weight, that is, who pays for the economic costs associated with low birth weight births.
Jan 1, 1998
Research Brief
Preventing Very Low Birthweight Births: A Bundle of Savings
RAND researcher Jeannette Rogowski conducted the most comprehensive study to date on the cost of treating very low birthweight infants during their first year of life.
Jan 1, 1998

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RAND Topic:
Infants

Topic Synonyms:
Babies;
Baby;
Infancy

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