Background. Many risk factors may result in a communication delay. Reliable identification
methods are essential to identify infants at risk of communication difficulties in the primary …

Results: Communication delays were present in 13% of infants. Infants with two or more
siblings, born from mothers aged 18–29 years who own their house, had a 39% chance of …

Background. Communication delays are the most common impairment in early childhood
and have a negative effect on long-term academic, psychological and social development …

The study examined developmental screening and communication delays in infants from
underserved PHC contexts in South Africa. More specifically the Road to Health Booklet …

Although the importance of early identification and intervention of infants at risk for
communication delays and disorders have been advocated and emphasized in literature …

Background: Preterm infants are at risk of communication disorders or delays, and their
mothers experience various difficult emotions and realities. These communication difficulties …

The early identification of infants with communication disorders or at risk for communication
delays is still one of the biggest challenges of early communication intervention (ECI) and …

Since preterm and low birth weight infants display a high-risk for communication disorders or
delays, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides the earliest opportunity where …

Background: Early communication intervention services rendered by speech-language
therapists and audiologists to families of infants and young children with feeding difficulties …

South Africa is a developing country and children in South Africa are at a high risk for
developing communication disorders with more than 10% of children under three likely to …