The Community Impact of Handicaps of Prenatal or Natal Origin

Abstract

Followup of a group of Kauai Pregnancy Study children from birth to 2 years enabled the authors to calculate incidence rates of physical and mental handicaps of prenatal and natal origin and thus to delineate type and duration of care required.

Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Hearing Loss in Preschool Children

“…The importance of early identification of seri- (6). They studied the incidence of physical and mental handicaps of prenatal and natal origin and clas¬ sified them into four classes according to their impact on the community and the type and duration of care required.…”

Background and Methodology of a Study of Congenital Malformations

“…In previous comparisons of hospital records with birth certificates, the completeness of malformation reporting on certificates was estimated to range from a low of 14 percent to a high of 80 percent (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Each of these studies was limited either to an investigation of a selected number of malformations or to a small number of hospitals.…”