Prenatal substance use is a critical public health concern that is linked with several harmful
maternal and fetal consequences. The most frequently used substance in pregnancy is …

What is low birth weight? In both developed and developing countries, birth weight is
probably the single most important factor that affects neonatal mortality, in addition to being …

The human diet contains a great variety of natural mutagens and carcinogens, as well as
many natural antimutagens and anticarcinogens. Many of these mutagens and carcinogens …

Although depression is well studied in women, little information is available regarding
depression during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlates of …

This thoroughly revised and updated reference addresses the drugs and chemicals causing
malformations and congenital anomalies in the human fetus-comprehensively reviewing …

Studies of alcohol‐related birth defects in humans rely heavily on maternal self‐reports of
alcohol use. The accuracy of self‐reports, and thus of related risk levels, is of concern to …

The relationship between maternal alcohol drinking during pregnancy and birth weight was
examined using prospectively collected data from 31,604 pregnancies. The percentage of …

Risk-Takers gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking,
drug use and sex. It provides a challenging assessment of health education for young …

Prenatal ethanol exposure is invariably detrimental to the developing central nervous
system and the hippocampus is particularly sensitive to the teratogenic effects of ethanol …

Background Binge and heavy drinking are preventable causes of mortality and morbidity.
Alcohol consumption by women who parent is damaging to child health, and it is concerning …