A Descriptive Study of Twenty-Four Infants Who Were Placed in the New York Foundling Hospital During 1942 and Who Received Institutional Care for at Least Six Months
Abstract
It was the writer's plan to review the case histories of twenty-five children placed at the New York Foundling Hospital, a child-caring agency, conducted by the Sisters of Charity at 175 East 68th Street, New York, New York, as public charges during the year, 1942, and who were still under the care of the agency as of January 1, 1948. The writer did not plan to include any or the children who were discharged before January 1, 1948 or any child who received institutional care for a period of less than six months. It was necessary also to exclude foundlings and abandoned children. It was not possible to observe the children but conclusions had to be drawn from the written records. It was hoped that at the conclusion of the study, the writer would be able to answer the following questions:What has been the mental, emotional, physical and social development of the children studied?Do they show retardation in similar areas?In 'What measure can the retardation be attributed to the institutional experience?Did subsequent foster home placement erase the effects of the institutional placement?
Subject Area
Developmental psychology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Rogers, Mary Alice, "A Descriptive Study of Twenty-Four Infants Who Were Placed in the New York Foundling Hospital During 1942 and Who Received Institutional Care for at Least Six Months" (1949). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI29281781.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI29281781
