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Peer reviewedDawson, Peter M.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
Paraprofessionals provided informal social support to 92 low-income parents during pregnancy and for a year afterward. Mother-infant interaction was better at four months in the home-visited families than in controls, especially with teen and Hispanic mothers. Positive and irritable or fearful mothers appeared to benefit more than passive or…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Home Programs, Home Visits, Infants
