Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can cause alterations to the developing brain. The
resulting neurobehavioral deficits seen following this exposure are wide-ranging and …

Background The objective of this review is to evaluate the literature on the association
between mild, moderate, and binge prenatal alcohol exposure and child neurodevelopment …

This review describes the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME).
After describing the structure of the instrument, it shows how it has been used successfully in …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined effects of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) on specific
domains of infant cognitive function and the role of IDA-related socioemotional deficits in …

This study is among the first to examine specific neurobehavioral deficits in children
exposed at very low lead levels. A systematic analysis for the presence of a threshold of lead …

The prevalence of intellectual-, language-, and prereading-skill deficits was investigated in a
geographically defined whole-population sample of very preterm children at 6 years of age …

BACKGROUND: Maternal diet may influence outcomes of pregnancy and childhood, but
data on correlates of food and nutrient intake during pregnancy are scarce. OBJECTIVE: To …

Background We recently demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of a randomized,
double‐blind choline supplementation intervention for heavy drinking women during …

Objective. Evidence that mothers report higher levels of drinking retrospectively than during
pregnancy has led some investigators to suggest that women systematically underreport …

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is associated with behavioral and cognitive deficits. However,
the majority of children born to alcohol-abusing women do not meet the formal criteria for …