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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

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

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
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.

Dec 31, 1996
Report

Military child care : toward an integrated delivery system

Military child care : toward an integrated delivery system

Jan 1, 1996
Report

Why are teenagers in the United States less likely to breast-feed than older women?

Why are teenagers in the United States less likely to breast-feed than older women?

Jan 1, 1996
Journal Article

Cesarean Childbirth and Psychosocial Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis

A comprehensive literature review with meta-analysis examines the differences between vaginal and cesarean delivery on 23 psychosocial outcomes of childbirth.

Jan 1, 1996
Report

Areal and socioeconomic differentials in infant and child mortality in Cameroon

Areal and socioeconomic differentials in infant and child mortality in Cameroon

Jan 1, 1996
Report

Factors Related to Immunization Status Among Inner-City Latino and African-American Preschoolers

Seventy percent of Latino children and 53% of African-American children were fully immunized or up-to-date (UTD) at 3 months of age.

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Reversal of the decline in breastfeeding in Peninsular Malaysia? : ethnic and educational differentials and data quality issues

Reversal of the decline in breastfeeding in Peninsular Malaysia? : ethnic and educational differentials and data quality issues

Jan 1, 1995
Report

Treatment Costs for Very Low Birthweight Infants: The California Medicaid Experience

The report will be of value to all persons interested in the treatment costs of VLBW infants and Medicaid expenditures for their care.

Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article

A Meta-Analysis of Infant Outcomes After Breech Delivery

To estimate the risks of neonatal morbidity and mortality associated with a trial of labor and with elective cesarean for the term breech infant.

Jan 1, 1995
Dissertation

Will Measuring the Quality of Antenatal Care Tell Us How It Works?

This study examines prenatal care to determine which elements improve birth outcomes.

Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article

The Urge to Merge: Linking Vital Statistics Records and Medicaid Claims

This paper describes a procedure used to link Medicaid claims data to California vital statistics records for very low birthweight infants.

Oct 1, 1994
Report

Gender Preference and Birth Spacing in Matlab, Bangladesh

The authors examine and compare gender-preference effects on fertility in two otherwise comparable populations in Bangladesh that differ markedly in their access to and use of contraception.

Jan 1, 1994
Report

The costs and financing of perinatal care in the United States

The costs and financing of perinatal care in the United States

Jan 1, 1994
Journal Article

Access to Infant Immunizations for Poor, Inner-City Families: What Is the Impact of Managed Care?

Looks at the impact of managed care in terms of access to infant immunizations for poor, inner-city families.

Dec 31, 1993
Report

Defining Infants’ Race and Ethnicity in a Study of Very Low Birthweight Infants

Studies of racial and ethnic differentials in birth outcomes require accurate identification of the race and ethnicity of infants in the study samples.

Jan 1, 1993

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RAND Topic:
Infants

Topic Synonyms:
Babies;
Baby;
Infancy

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