Study Finds Significant Mental Deficits in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth

Author: Robert Mathias Publisher: National Institute on Drug Abuse Publication: NIDA Notes, Vol.17, No.5 Document Date:                  January 01, 2003 Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children Related Categories: Children > Cognitive Development Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Crime And Violence > Child Abuse/Neglect Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Substance Abuse   This paper studies the outcomes of pre-natal exposure to cocaine in infants and toddlers. It finds that maternal cocaine use during pregnancy has a negative outcome on children's early cognitive development. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link