The influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure on infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes

The influence of maternal weight and alcohol exposure on infant physical characteristics and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Background: Mothers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders tend to have lower weight compared to other mothers. Yet how alcohol and maternal weight may predispose infants to poorer physical growth and neurodevelopmental trajectories is relatively unexplained. Methods: South African mother...

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Main Authors: Julie M. Hasken, Linda S. Adair, Stephanie L. Martin, Amanda L. Thompson, Anna-Susan Marais, Marlene M. de Vries, Wendy O. Kalberg, David Buckley, H. Eugene Hoyme, Soraya Seedat, Charles D.H. Parry, Philip A. May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Current Research in Toxicology
Subjects:
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Prenatal alcohol exposure
Maternal weight
Growth
Dysmorphology
Neurodevelopment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666027X22000135

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