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The Effects of Early Education Intervention on Maternal Employment, Public Assistance, and Health Insurance: The Infant Health and Development Program (PDF)
By April Ann Benasich, George W Black, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Marie C McCormick, Sam Shapiro, American Journal of Public Health
American Journal of Public Health, 84, 6; 1994, p.924-931

Summary: This study examined whether early education intervention influences maternal employment, education, fertility, and receipt of public assistance and health insurance. The Infant Health and Development Program is a randomized trial of the efficacy of early education on the outcomes of 985 low birthweight, premature children. Data show that mothers in the intervention group were employed more months and returned to the workforce earlier than those in the follow-up only group. Fertility and education were not associated with treatment. Mothers who had some college education received more months of public assistance in the intervention group compared with the follow-up only group. Mothers who were employed received more public assistance and public health insurance in the intervention group. Contains 61 references.

Index Terms: Early Childhood Intervention, Education, Health Insurance, Infants, Intervention, Working Mothers, Comprehensive Services, Disadvantaged, Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Health, Health Screening, Health Standards, Social Development, Subsidies, Subsidized Child Care

Publication Type: Journal Articles

Pages: 8 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1614939&blobtype=pdf

 
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