TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-Birth-Weight Infants Born to Adolescent Mothers
T2 - Effects of Coresidency With Grandmother on Child Development
AU - Pope, Sandra K.
AU - Whiteside, Leanne
AU - Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
AU - Kelleher, Kelly J.
AU - Rickert, Vaughn I.
AU - Bradley, Robert H.
AU - Casey, Patrick H.
PY - 1993/3/17
Y1 - 1993/3/17
N2 - Objective. —To explore the impact of young maternal age, coresidency with infant’s grandmother, and other familial and environmental factors on development of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. Design. —Prospective cohort analyses. Setting. —Eight medical institutions in different geographical locations participating in the Infant Health and Development Program. Participants. —Control population of 272 LBW, preterm infants enrolled in the Infant Health and Development Program born to mothers aged 15 to 24 years. Main Outcome Measure. —Child cognitive, behavioral, and health outcomes at 36 months’ gestation-corrected age. Results. —Maternal age was not significantly related to child development. Coresidence with infant’s grandmother was associated with improved cognitive and health outcomes. Maternal ethnicity, maternal verbal ability, and other environmental factors were also associated with child outcomes. Conclusions. —Findings of this study support the need for programs that include the extended family of at-risk infants, providing education and literacy skills to the mothers and encouraging participation of all care givers of the child.
AB - Objective. —To explore the impact of young maternal age, coresidency with infant’s grandmother, and other familial and environmental factors on development of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. Design. —Prospective cohort analyses. Setting. —Eight medical institutions in different geographical locations participating in the Infant Health and Development Program. Participants. —Control population of 272 LBW, preterm infants enrolled in the Infant Health and Development Program born to mothers aged 15 to 24 years. Main Outcome Measure. —Child cognitive, behavioral, and health outcomes at 36 months’ gestation-corrected age. Results. —Maternal age was not significantly related to child development. Coresidence with infant’s grandmother was associated with improved cognitive and health outcomes. Maternal ethnicity, maternal verbal ability, and other environmental factors were also associated with child outcomes. Conclusions. —Findings of this study support the need for programs that include the extended family of at-risk infants, providing education and literacy skills to the mothers and encouraging participation of all care givers of the child.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1993.03500110064036
DO - 10.1001/jama.1993.03500110064036
M3 - Article
C2 - 7680076
AN - SCOPUS:0027535948
VL - 269
SP - 1396
EP - 1400
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
SN - 0002-9955
IS - 11
ER -