Maine’s High- Risk Infants and Maternal Health and Wellbeing: The Maine Infant Follow-Up Project

Authors

Beth A. Logan
Marie J. Hayes, University of MaineFollow
Mark S. Brown, Eastern Maine Medical Center
Paul Tisher
Jonathan A. Paul, University of Maine
Ramesh Krishnan, Eastern Maine Medical Center

Abstract

The Maine Infant Follow-Up Project is a research-based effort to accelerate early identification of devel­opmental risk for infants whose mothers use drugs or alcohol. These infants are at high risk for neurodevel­opmental disorders, and early identification will enable early-early intervention. Targeted interven­tions will increase the chance for children to catch up developmentally during the period of most rapid brain growth in the first three years of life.

First page

60

Last page

67

Recommended Citation

Logan, Beth A. , Marie J. Hayes, Mark S. Brown, Paul Tisher, Jonathan A. Paul, and Ramesh Krishnan. "Maine’s High- Risk Infants and Maternal Health and Wellbeing: The Maine Infant Follow-Up Project." Maine Policy Review 18.1 (2009) : 60 -67, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol18/iss1/10.