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Length Of Pregnancy And Birthweight Between Black And White Women, Christine Herdt Nov 1998

Length Of Pregnancy And Birthweight Between Black And White Women, Christine Herdt

Master's Projects

The pregnancies of Black women are complicated by adverse outcomes, such as prematurity and low birthweight, at twice the rate of complications in pregnancies of White women (Taylor, Katz, & Moos, 1995). Early access to and adequate utilization of prenatal care services are essential for successful pregnancy and birth outcomes (Rowley, 1994). The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in length of pregnancy and birthweight between Black and White women at risk for preterm birth in a Preterm Delivery Prevention Program. A chart review of 79 clients enrolled in the Preterm Delivery Prevention Program …


Mother-To-Child Transmission Of Aids: A Problem Of International Psychology, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Mother-To-Child Transmission Of Aids: A Problem Of International Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes international psychological phenomena that may be implicated in the identification, prevention, and management of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS.


Political Psychology And Critiques Of The Scientific Method: Azt, Asia, Africa, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Political Psychology And Critiques Of The Scientific Method: Azt, Asia, Africa, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article critiques critiques of clinical outcome studies carried out in Third World countries of Asia and Africa for new methods of AZT treatment that might affect the transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their infants. Some of these studies have been supported by the United States' Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health and opposed by several articles in The New England Journal of Medicine.


Physiological Compromise In Neonates Following Examination For Retinopathy Of Prematurity, Barbara Ann Britton Jan 1998

Physiological Compromise In Neonates Following Examination For Retinopathy Of Prematurity, Barbara Ann Britton

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this master's thesis is to identify the percentage of neonates having ROP examinations who experience physiological compromise following the ROP examination; identify characteristics of those neonates who may be at risk for such compromise, and determine if there is a correlation between physiological compromise and ROP examinations in neonate


Belief-Desire Reasoning In Zimbabwean Children: A Search For Evidence Of The Universality Of A Child's Theory Of Mind, Chipo Dyanda Jan 1998

Belief-Desire Reasoning In Zimbabwean Children: A Search For Evidence Of The Universality Of A Child's Theory Of Mind, Chipo Dyanda

Dissertations

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