Abstract The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, a multi-site prospective
longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and …

Background: Alcohol is a teratogen and prenatal exposure may adversely impact the
developing fetus, increasing risk for negative outcomes, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum …

Approximately 7% of preterm infants receive an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis.
Yet, there is a significant gap in the literature in identifying prospective markers of …

Background Half of women use alcohol in the first weeks of gestation, but most stop once
pregnancy is detected. The relationship between timing of alcohol use cessation in early …

Importance Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) are risk
factors associated with adverse neurobehavioral and cognitive outcomes. Objective To …

Tobacco is a one of the most common addictive stimulants used by people around the world.
The smoke generated during tobacco combustion is a toxic mixture of more than 5000 …

Data of a longitudinal cohort study were analyzed to investigate the association between
prenatal tobacco exposure and electroencephalographical (EEG) power spectrum in …

Neurodevelopment in the first 10 years of life is a critical time window during which
milestones that define an individual's functional potential are achieved. Comprehensive …

Background Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with major birth defects
and developmental disabilities. Questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption during …

Background Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) remains a potentially preventable, but
pervasive risk factor to neurodevelopment. Yet, evidence is lacking on the impact of alcohol …