I receive the MCH Alert from the National Center for Education in Maternal
and Child Health. In the latest issue, Early Child Development in Social
Context: A Chartbook is highlighted.  This publication  reviews more than 30
indicators of development and health for infants and  children from birth through
age 6, as well as factors in families and  communities that
affect children's development and health. The project was  commissioned by
the Commonwealth Fund and undertaken by Child Trends in  partnership with the
American Academy of Pediatrics' Center for Child Health  Research.

Topics include socioemotional development, intellectual development, child
health, family functioning, parental health, health care receipt,
community/neighborhood factors, child care, and demographic factors. Page 38 is  devoted
to breastfeeding.
The chartbook is available at:
_http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/ChildTrends-Chartbk2004h.pdf_
(http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/ChildTrends-Chartbk2004h.pdf)

Kathy



Kathleen  Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting  Services

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