High-risk preterm infants at 3 years of age: parental response to the presence of developmental problems.
In this article we describe developmental status at 3 years and family utilization of early intervention services of 24 children who were born prematurely and weighed less than 1,500 g or who required mechanical ventilation at birth. Findings indicated (a) a low rate of major disabling conditions; (b) a high rate of developmental, mild cognitive, and behavioral concerns; and (c) a lack of family follow-through on referrals for early intervention services for potentially responsive children, even though the concerns put the children at risk for school difficulties.
Huber
C
C
Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.
Holditch-Davis
D
D
Brandon
D
D
D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome