PMID: 8954000Dec 1, 1996Paper

Romanian adoption. The Manitoba experience

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
T C BenoitJ E Embree

Abstract

To study the developmental, behavioral, and medical features in a cohort of Romanian children adopted by Manitoba families. A prospective longitudinal study. The Child Development Clinic, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, from September 1990 to June 1992. Developmental, behavioral, and medical features were assessed in 22 Romanian children adopted by 18 Manitoba families. Mean (+/- SD) age at adoption was 15.5 +/- 13 months. Mean (+/- SD) age at initial assessment was 19 +/- 12 months and at follow-up, 35 +/- 13 months. Medical complications included 6 children (27%) who were positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen, 5 with intestinal parasites (23%), 1 positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, 1 with rickets (5%), and 1 with monoplegia and cleft palate (5%). Initial growth parameters were less than the fifth percentile for age for head circumference in 10 children (45%), for weight in 8 (36%), and for height in 7 (32%). At follow-up, statistically significant improvement was seen in height and weight. Initial mean (+/- SD) developmental quotients were 82 +/- 20 for gross motor, 83 +/- 23 for fine motor, 83 +/- 19 for cognitive, and 79 +/- 18 for language domains. Follow-up mean developmental quotients improved ...Continue Reading

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