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Policy Briefs
2003-2004
Compounding Effect of Risk Factors at Birth on Adverse Early Childhood Health, Developmental and Educational Outcomes
The purpose of this study is to identify maternal, socio-demographic, and health factors among Medicaid beneficiaries that are significantly associated with adverse health and related outcomes of their children prior to, at entry, and completion of kindergarten.
Relationship between Maternal and Infant Risk Factors and Child Maltreatment in Florida: Birth to Six Years of Age
The purpose of this study is to identify conditions at the time of pregnancy and birth that are highly correlated with subsequent maltreatment of infants and young children, interventions can be designed to ameliorate them so the likelihood of maltreatment is diminished.
Risk Factors Associated with Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes for Medicaid Beneficiaries
The purpose of this study is to identify the maternal characteristics of Medicaid beneficiaries that are significantly associated with adverse birth outcomes so that health care and related services can be focused on risk factors that contribute to these adverse outcomes.
2002-2003
Children's Preschool and Kindergarten Special Education Outcomes for Mothers whose Delivery was or was not Funded by Medicaid
This study compared the special education outcomes of children whose mothers received or did not have Medicaid funded deliveries. The results may be used for program evaluation, and also provide evidence for advanced planning by Children's Medical Services and school districts, since Medicaid status of mother during pregnancy is associated with Medicaid status of child at school age.
Correlations between Maternal and Infant Risk Factors and Preschool Child Maltreatment
The premise of this study is that by identifying conditions at the time of birth that are highly correlated with subsequent maltreatment of infants and young children, interventions can be designed to mediate them so the likelihood of maltreatment is diminished.
Florida Newborn Health Status Indicator
The purpose of this study was to assess the predictive validity of the Florida Newborn Health Status Indicator as a control variable in comparing mortality and preschool morbidity of low birth weight infants born in Florida.
Florida Pregnancy Health Status Indicator
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between pregnancy-related medical and behavioral risk factors among Medicaid and non-Medicaid women and children's health outcomes.
Impact of Medicaid on Birth Defects
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Medicaid participation during pregnancy on birth defects.
Impact of Medicaid Participation during Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes
The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between certain maternal conditions during pregnancy and delivery and subsequent outcomes for children ages 0 to 5.
Impact of WIC on Birth Outcomes
The study investigated the impact of Perinatal WIC enrollment on birth outcomes among women who received Medicaid funded pregnancy services in Florida.
Maternal and Infant Health Status Indicators for Florida, 1997-2001
This report is intended to aid policy makers, consumers, and providers engaged in decision making regarding health care and services for the most vulnerable mothers and babies in Florida: those served by Medicaid.
Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Maternal and Infant Health Status Indicators for Florida Births 2001
This study examines racial/ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes in Florida.
Relationship of Tobacco use during Pregnancy and Early Developmental Delay or Disability
This study assesses the relationship between prenatal tobacco use during pregnancy and children subsequent diagnosis of developmental delay or disability.
School Readiness: An Analysis of Biomedical and Sociodemographic Risk Factors
This issue brief examines an array of biomedical and sociodemographic factors that put children at risk for lack of school readiness.
