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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

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
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.

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

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.

Jan 1, 1994
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
Report

Prenatal and Obstetric Care in Los Angeles County, 1990

To increase access to obstetric services and relieve the pressure on the Los Angeles County public health system, the Southern California Health Policy Research Consortium designed the Prenatal and OB Access project.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Medicaid Policy in California, 1980-1987 with Special Reference to Pregnant Women and Infants

This report describes the California Medicaid program between 1980 and 1987 with special reference to prenatal and infant care.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Prenatal care : a literature review and quality assessment criteria

This report reviews the literature on the process and outcomes of prenatal care for the purpose of developing criteria by which such care could be assessed. The report includes the final set of criteria agreed upon by a Working Group of the HMO Quali...

Jan 1, 1992
Report

Child Care: Preferences, Choice, and Consequences

The author finds that working mothers care more about convenience aspects of care that affect their daily lives than the features of care that might promote their child's development.

Jan 1, 1992
Journal Article

Updated Estimates of the Impact of Prenatal Care on Birthweight Outcomes By Race

Differences in the use of prenatal care by race explain only a small part of the black-white differences in the fraction of low birthweight births.

Jan 1, 1992
Report

What Parents Pay For: Child Care Characteristics, Quality, and Costs

Child development researchers and practitioners have explored in detail the characteristics of child care that provide the best environment for children.

Jan 1, 1991
Report

Mechanisms for the Association of Maternal Age, Parity, and Birth Spacing With Infant Health

Reviews biomedical mechanisms connecting maternal age, parity, and birth spacing with infant mortality and assesses their likely importance in developing countries.

Jan 1, 1991

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RAND Topic:
Infants

Topic Synonyms:
Babies;
Baby;
Infancy

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