["Child health from birth to adolescence", a booklet issued by the Region of Piedmont. A study on the 1st year of life of 1,000 neonates]. / Il libretto della Regione Piemonte "La salute del bambino dalla nascita all'adolescenza". Indagine sul primo anno di vita di 1.000 neonati.

An investigation has been carried out on the use by parents during the first year of life of the booklet "Child health from birth to adolescence" published by the Region of Piedmont as part of a programme of preventive medicine of infancy and health education. The research was based on a questionnaire submitted to parents of 1,000 newborns, representative of the population of Turin. The results provide useful information about the development of the child and about the parent-child relationship and also on the utilisation and the utility of the booklet. The investigation also provided invaluable suggestions about modifications required in the booklet in the interests of regional programmes of preventive medicine in infancy.