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Early Human Development ELSEVIER Early Human Development 50 (1998) 323-325 Volume contents Volume 50 (1998) Spontaneous Motor Activity as a Diagnostic Tool. Functional Assessment of the Young Nervous System H.F.R. Prechtl (Austria) Editorial: State of the art of a new functional assessment of the young nervous system. An early predictor of cerebral palsy F. Kainer, H.F.R. Prechtl, H. Engele, C. Einspieler (Germany, Austria) Assessment of the quality of general movements in fetuses and infants of women with type-I diabetes mellitus D.A. Sival, J.H. Begeer, A.L. Staal-Schreinemachers, J.M.E. Vos-Niél, J.R. Beekhuis, H.F.R. Prechtl (The Netherlands, Austria) Perinatal motor behaviour and neurological outcome in spina bifida aperta A. Piontelli, L. Bocconi, A. Kustermann, B. Tassis, C. Zoppini, U. Nicolini (Italy) Patterns of evoked behaviour in twin pregnancies during the first 22 weeks of gestation C. Einspieler, H.F.R. Prechtl, F. Ferrari, G. Cioni, A.F. Bos (Austria, Italy, The Netherlands) The qualitative assessment of general movements in preterm, term and young infants — review of the methodology A.F. Bos, R.M. van A speren, D.M. de Leeuw, H.F.R. Prechtl (The Netherlands) The influence of septicaemia on spontaneous motility in preterm infants G. Cioni, H.F.R. Prechtl, F. Ferrari, P.B. Paolicelli, C. Einspieler, M.F. Roversi (Italy, Austria) Which better predicts later outcome in fullterm infants: quality of general movements or neurological examination? F. Ferrari, H.F.R. Prechtl, G. Cioni, M.F. Roversi, C. Einspieler, C. Gallo, P.B. Paolicelli, G.B. Cavazzuti (Italy, Austria) 324 Volume Posture, spontaneous movements, and behavioural state organisation in infants affected by brain malformations A.F. Bos, A.J. van Loon, A. Martijn, R.M. van Asperen, A. Okken, H.F.R. Prechtl (The Netherlands) Spontaneous motility in preterm, small-for-gestational age infants. 1.Q uantitative aspects A.F. Bos, A.J. van Loon, M. Hadders-Algra, A. Martijn, A. Okken, H.F.R. Prechtl (The Netherlands) Spontaneous motility in preterm, small-for-gestational age infants. II. Qualitative aspects Editorial D. Gazzolo, G.H.A. Visser, A. Russo, F. Scopesi, F. Santi, P.L. Bruschettini (Italy, The Netherlands) Pregnancy-induced hypertension, antihypertensive drugs and the development of fetus behavioural states B.W. Camp, S.H. Broman, P.L. Nichols, M. Leff (USA) Maternal and neonatal risk factors for mental retardation: defining the ‘at-risk’ child P. Saldeen, P. Olofsson, R. S. Parhar, S. Al-Sedairy (Saudi Arabia) Prostanoid production in the umbilicoplacental arterial tree relative to impaired glucose tolerance B. Laubscher, A. Greenough, G. Dimitriou (UK) Comparative effects of theophylline and caffeine on respiratory function of prematurely born infants M.S. Kjaer, 1. Kjaer (Denmark) Human fetus hand size and hand maturity in the first half of the prenatal period M.H. Malloy, H. Berendes (USA) Does breast-feeding influence intelligence quotients at 9 and 10 years of age? Abstracts Book review Corrigendum Announcement Screening H. Kieler, O. Axelsson, B. Haglund, S. Nilsson, K.A. Salvesen (Sweden, Norway) Routine ultrasound screening in pregnancy and the children’s subsequent handedness Instructions to authors Editorial V.L. Schechtman, J.A. Henslee, R.M. Harper (USA) Developmental patterns of heart rate and variability in infants with persistent apnea of infancy R.H. Stigter, E.J.H. Mulder, G.H.A. Visser (The Netherlands) Hourly fetal urine production rate in the near term fetus: is it really increased during fetal quiet Sleep 4 M. Cohen, D.R. Brown, M.M. Myers (USA) Cardiovascular responses to feeding in the neonate during the first four days of life C.l. Lanting, S. Patandin, V. Fidler, N. Weisglas-Kuperus, P.J.J. Sauer, E.R. Boersma, B.C.L Touwen (The Netherlands) Neurological condition in 42-month-old children in relation to pre- and postnatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins L.E. Caulfield, S.B. Harris, EA. Whalen, M.E. Sugamori (USA, Canada) Maternal nutritional status, diabetes and risk of macrosomia among Native Canadian women Screening R.E. Simoni, C.P.H. de Oliveira, D.M. Grassiano, C.M.R. de Carvalho dos Santos, M. da Graca Araujo Baruque, L.N.F. Gomes, C. de Souza Machado, M.J. Fernandes, M.J. Braga, R.M. de Albuquerque, M.L.C. de Oliveira (Brasil) Screening for inborn errors of metabolism in high-risk children from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Abstracts Author index Subject index Volume contents ahnse rs. “ae te Ke