This Technical Report was retired March 2019. Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a
significant problem in this country and poses important health risks for the developing fetus …

Background: An increasing number of children are placed in foster care (ie, a kin or nonkin
family home other than the biological parent) due to experiences of physical, sexual …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of prenatal exposure to
chlorpyrifos on 3-year neurodevelopment and behavior in a sample of inner-city minority …

Background Concise, accurate measures of maternal prenatal alcohol use are needed to
better understand fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Methods Measures of drinking …

CONTEXT: Studies through 6 years have shown no long-term direct effects of prenatal
cocaine exposure (PCE) on children's physical growth, developmental test scores, or …

Women, Children and Addiction Page 1 Children of Addicted Women Barry M. Lester, PhD
Linda L. Lagasse, PhD ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article was to review follow up studies …

OBJECTIVES. High levels of alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to adverse physical
and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. It remains uncertain whether there is a safe …

Preclinical studies have identified alterations in cocaine and alcohol self-administration and
behavioral responses to pharmacological challenges in adolescent offspring following …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to evaluate whether children of incarcerated fathers are more
likely to report or exhibit behavioral symptoms than their equally disadvantaged peers …

Few crimes generate greater public reaction than those where a mother murders her child.
We are repelled, yet mesmerized, by the emerging details of cases such as Andrea Yates …