Effects of Three Levels of Early Intervention Services on Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine

Autor/inn/en	Claussen, Angelika H.; Scott, Keith G.; Mundy, Peter C.; Katz, Lynne F.
Titel	Effects of Three Levels of Early Intervention Services on Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Intervention, 26 (2004) 3, S.204-220 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8151
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Developmental Delays; Cognitive Development; Urban Areas; Poverty; Motor Development; Language Acquisition; Cocaine; Early Intervention; Drug Abuse; Prenatal Influences; Prenatal Drug Exposure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Armut; Motorische Entwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Kokain; Pränataler Einfluss
Abstract	Cocaine use during pregnancy is a high-risk indicator for adverse developmental outcomes. Three levels of intervention (center, home, and primary care) were compared in a full service, birth to age 3, early intervention program serving children exposed to cocaine prenatally. Data were collected on 130 children from urban, predominantly poor, primarily minority families. At 36 months, statistically significant, moderate to large intervention effects were found for cognition, receptive and expressive language, and gross motor development. Small effects were observed for behavior problems, and no statistically significant effects were found for fine motor or prosocial skills. Center-based care was most effective for improving language. These findings provide support that the center- and home-based early intervention programs examined in this study had positive effects on children at risk due to prenatal cocaine exposure. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10