Which newborns in New York City are at risk for special education placement?
In this study of 162 third graders in New York City public schools, we found that slightly over half of the children in special education were males who had Medicaid coverage at birth and mothers with medical conditions or adverse health habits noted on the birth certificate; two thirds of the children with this combination of characteristics actually were placed in special education. These findings suggest that newborns at risk for later learning disabilities can be targeted to receive preventive interventions.
Goldberg
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New York City Department of Health, NY 10013.
McLaughlin
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M
Grossi
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M
Tytun
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Blum
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S
D001719:Birth Certificates; D001724:Birth Weight; D004519:Education, Special / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D010298:Parity; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards; D044469:Racial Groups; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D015406:Single Parent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States