Abstract
∗ This is the second paper in the study series. An earlier paper appeared in ECDC in 1984. The program's effectiveness justifies the integration of early infant stimulation programs into the existing health services, by the existing health personnel, thus modifying the pediatric health care which mainly focuses on physical health, by adding to it the developmental promotive aspect of child care. An early stimulation program aimed at promoting cognitive development of infants and young children was integrated into the routines of the Maternal and Child Health services. The program was implemented by nurses, at each visit of the mother with her infant at the centers, from birth to two years of age. The program focused on verbal and play interaction. At five years of age, three years after cessation of the intervention, evaluation was carried out on 59 pairs of exposed and control children matched for maternal ethnic group education and birth order and found to be similar on seven additional characteristics....
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