The Effects of Early Stimulation on Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Scarr‐Salapatek, Sandra; Williams, Margaret L.

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“…For example, preterms in intervention groups were more likely to perform cognitively at the level of term infants and/or maintain levels of performance over time, whereas preterm infants in control groups performed at less than standardized term levels or decreased performance over time (Barnard et al, 1987;Resnick et al, 1988;Scarr-Salapatek & Williams, 1973).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…tested two different theoretically based interventions: one focused on helping parents assess developmental milestones and plan appropriate interventions, and the other was designed to help parents assess interaction patterns and plan a program to enhance mutuality in specific activities such as feeding and bedtime. Many intervention programs (Barnard et al, 1987;Brooten et al, 1986;Nurcombe et al, 1983;Resnick et al, 1987;Scarr-Salapatek & Williams, 1973) included components of all four foci. Although many of the studies referred to "parent" intervention, most of the interventions were primarily implemented with mothers as the recipients.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Parenting of low birth weight infants: A review of issues and interventions

Patteson

Barnard

1990

Infant Ment. Health J.

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Factors that may adversely affect parenting of low birth weight infants, including infant characteristics, parental emotional responses to premature birth, and patterns of parent‐infant interaction, are reviewed. In addition, intervention studies designed to improve infant developmental outcomes through influencing parenting behaviors are examined. There was great diversity in theoretical frameworks, in timing of onset and frequency of interventions, and in measurement of outcomes. The interventions that were most effective in influencing behaviors and infant developmental outcomes were those in which there were multiple long‐term contacts with parents and/or those that actively involved them in the intervention. The specific theoretical framework upon which the interventions were based appeared to be of less importance in influencing results. In order to increase our knowledge and ability to provide costeffective programs, there is a need to focus attention and data collection efforts on the process and intermediary steps of intervention as well as on outcome measures. There is also a need to improve our ability to recruit and retain those families who are most at risk for parenting and infant developmental problems including those with very low birth weight infants, those whose infants have serious perinatal complications, and those with indications of high social risk such as poverty‐level incomes and problems of substance abuse.

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Section: Interventionsmentioning

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Parenting of low birth weight infants: A review of issues and interventions

Patteson

Barnard

1990

Infant Ment. Health J.

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“…However, three studies were conceptualized at a broad level, but had few contacts and less than three significant results (Barnard et al, 1983;Siege1 et al, 1980;Wandersman, Wandersman, & Kahn, 1980). By contrast, four studies with a more limited focus on the family interaction, but that included 1 1 or more contacts showed more pervasive effects (Barrera, Rosenbaum, & Cunningham, 1986;Field, Widmayer, Stinger, & Ignatoff, 1980;Nurcombe, Howell, Rauh, Teti, Ruoff, Brennan, & Murphy, 1984;Scarr-Salapatek & Williams, 1973). Particularly informative in regard to the interrelation of the neediness of the population, the broad conceptualization of the intervention, and the effect of duration is the work of Kathryn Barnard and her colleagues.…”

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Early intervention in the family system: A framework and review

Heinicke

Beckwith

Thompson

1988

Infant Ment. Health J.

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A framework for understanding the effect of early intervention on family structure and functioning is presented. The framework uses five sets of variables to characterize families: Their ecology; and the values, roles, personalities, and interactions of family members. Twenty research studies that met criteria of having comparison/control groups, beginning intervention either prenatally or during the first 3 months of infancy, and directing intervention to family functioning are abstracted and examined in detail. Successful and unsuccessful studies are compared as to population and nature of intervention. Two criteria of success are used: (1) The commonly used criterion of any positive change; (2) a more rigorous criterion of change in at least three areas of family functioning, based on the assumption that more pervasive change will have more lasting influence on child development. Application of the first criterion found that 75% of early family focused intervention studies showed a successful outcome. Application of the latter criterion found that 50% showed a successful outcome. Further, there were no significant differences between successful and unsuccessful studies as to target group or type of intervention. The review suggests that early intervention targeted at family functioning is effective and that a more pervasive and sustained effect is likely if the intervention includes at least 11 or more contacts over at least a 3‐month period.

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“…By remaining in contact with the family after discharge, this professional will be available to refer families to appropriate community services and resources in a timely manner as needs develop after discharge. Most families welcome this support after discharge, as such services help to alleviate parent worries and result in better child functioning at the age of 1 year (Scarr-Salapatek & Williams, 1973) and more effective parent-child interaction at the age of 2 years (Bromwich & Parmelee, 1979).…”

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Discharging the Premature Infant: Family Issues and Implications for Intervention

Hanline¹,

Deppe

1990

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

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When premature infants are discharged from a hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), parents are confronting the long-term implications of their child's prematurity, assuming the day-to-day caregiving responsibility for their child, regaining control over their lives, and locating appropriate community resources and services for their infant and family. Implications of these issues for providing support for families during this life cycle transition include capitalizing on family strengths and resources in order to empower parents to make informed decisions, creating opportunities for parent-to-parent contact, developing a range of service delivery and support options, and focusing intervention goals on parent-identified needs and on developing mutually satisfying parent-child interactions. A key to providing this comprehensive support is to begin providing services to families in the hospital before the infant's discharge from the NICU. In this way, families are supported throughout the transition and have uninterrupted access to professional services.

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The Effects of Early Stimulation on Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Cited by 203 publications

References 5 publications

Parenting of low birth weight infants: A review of issues and interventions

Parenting of low birth weight infants: A review of issues and interventions

Early intervention in the family system: A framework and review

Discharging the Premature Infant: Family Issues and Implications for Intervention

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