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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.

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
Journal Article

Managed Behavioral Health Services for Children Under Carve-Out Contracts

Service costs and utilization patterns of children in carved-out behavioral health care plans were examined and compared with those of adults.

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

Increasing Immunization Rates Among Inner-City, African American Children: A Randomized Trial of Case Management

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of case management in raising immunization levels among infants of inner-city, African American families.

Jan 1, 1998
Report

The effects of Florida's Medicaid eligibility expansion for pregnant women

The effects of Florida's Medicaid eligibility expansion for pregnant women

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

The Policy Implications of Better Structure and Process on Birth Outcomes in Jamaica

Prenatal care in Jamaica, while generally available, provides care to many women who are at particular risk because of parity, age and poverty.

Jan 1, 1998
Report

African American mothers in south central Los Angeles : their fears for their newborn's future

African American mothers in south central Los Angeles : their fears for their newborn's future

Jan 1, 1998
Journal Article

Quality Assessment in Contracting for Tertiary Care Services by HMOs: A Case Study of Three Markets

Few studies have examined the provision of tertiary care services by managed care organizations (MCOs).

Jan 1, 1997
Journal Article

Hospital and Patient Characteristics Associated with Variation in 28-Day Mortality Rates for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

This article examines the hospital and patient characteristics associated with variation in 28-day mortality rates for very low birth weight infants in 62 neonatal intensive care units (NICU) participating in the Vermont Oxford Network Database.

Jan 1, 1997
Report

The Importance of Child-Care Characteristics to Choice of Care

Examines the influence of importance ratings of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of child care on parents' choice of care, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey-72.

Jan 1, 1997
Journal Article

Assessing the Accuracy of Parental Recall of Child Immunizations in an Inner-City Population

This study's objective was to assess the accuracy of parental recall of the child's immunization receipt in the first year of life.

Jan 1, 1997
Journal Article

Are Clinical Criteria Just Proxies for Socioeconomic Status? a Study of Low Birth Weight Babies in Jamaica

Determine if the clinical risk factors for low birth weight are independent of socioeconomic risk factors in a sample from a developing country.

Jan 1, 1997
Report

Military child care : toward an integrated delivery system

Military child care : toward an integrated delivery system

Jan 1, 1996

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RAND Topic:
Infants

Topic Synonyms:
Babies;
Baby;
Infancy

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