Parent strategies for improving compliance with eyeglass wear in young children.

Significance: Results of this study provide preliminary data on parent strategies for improving compliance with eyeglass treatment in young children, an age group for which previous data are limited. Parent responses provide important insights to support parents of young children who wear eyeglasses and provide preliminary data to guide additional research.

Purpose: The goal of this exploratory study was to learn more about parents' strategies to improve compliance with eyeglass treatment of young children.

Mother knows best … except when it comes to a diagnosis of preeclampsia: an exploratory study of the convergence between maternal recall of pregnancy-related outcomes and objective medical data.

Objective: This study details the importance of medical professionals accurately explaining a diagnosis of preeclampsia to their patients. Self-report data were compared to medical record data. We examined reporting and recall of infant data and maternal health during pregnancy.

Intentional interprofessional leadership in maternal and child health.

Purpose: This paper aims to describe an interprofessional leadership training program curriculum implemented by a new maternal and child health leadership training program, its collaboration with a well-established leadership consortium, the measures taken to evaluate this training and implications for other leadership programs.

Design/methodology/approach: The intentional leadership program weaves together the complementary core threads to create strong sets of skills in the areas of personal leadership, leading and influencing others and creating effective interprofessional partnerships with others around women and children's health.

Findings: The strong emphasis on the incorporation of leadership competencies coupled with evidence-based leadership training strengthens students' clinical skills, enhances workforce development and increases interdisciplinary health care practices.

A preliminary study of astigmatism and early childhood development.

Purpose: To determine whether uncorrected astigmatism in toddlers is associated with poorer performance on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd edition (BSITD-III).

Methods: Subjects were 12- to 35-month-olds who failed an instrument-based vision screening at a well-child check. A cycloplegic eye examination was conducted.