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Article: Children with prenatal cocaine exposure have elevated risk of cognitive impairments at least until age two. (Digests).
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- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Children exposed to cocaine in utero are more likely to experience cognitive deficits for as long as two years after birth than are children not exposed to the drug. (1) Among 415 infants born at an urban hospital between 1994 and 1996, those exposed to cocaine prenatally had significantly lower mental development scores both at age one and at age two. Moreover, prenatal exposure to cocaine was the only type of substance exposure that was significantly related to the children's cognitive status. At two years of age, cocaine-exposed children were significantly more likely than unexposed children to be classified as mentally retarded or as having a mild cognitive delay.
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