One hundred and twenty, full-term, normal, first-born infants were categorized at one month of age into a high-risk or low-risk group for possible development of emotional and developmental deviations. The predictions were based on measurements of the mother's perception of her infant as compared to the average. At age 4 1/2, the children were evaluated by two child psychiatrists who had no knowledge of the children's predictive risk rating. A statistically significant association was evident between prediction and outcome. This paper describes the methodology and discusses the implications of the findings.

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To our knowledge, this is one of the first pediatric studies to demonstrate that using a short, multifaceted educational module, it is possible to change DV screening practices and to increase identification of DV victims among pediatric residents, continuity clinic faculty, and certified-registered nurse practitioners at a pediatric teaching hospital.

This paper describes some of the findings from the most recent phase of a prospective longitudinal study of firstborns, begun in 1963, to determine the relationship between the primipara's perception of her neonate and the child's subsequent emotional development [1].Previous phases of the study, describing the methodology and discussing the implications of earlier findings, have been reported elsewhere [2, 3, 4] and will not be elaborated. However, some background information is indicated. Method SubjectsThe original study population consisted of 318 primiparas delivering single, full-term, normal, firstborn infants, weighing 2.41 kg (5 lbs. 5 ozs.) or more, in five Pittsburgh hospitals during a 21~-month period in 1963.The selection of a population of newborns, physically healthy during their hospital stay, ensured that the infants were within the range of normal endowment--thus, biologically equipped to elicit response from the mother and not handicapped in their ability to respond to the care of the mother.