NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kelly, Sandra J.; Goodlett, Charles R.; Hannigan, John H. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009
Animal models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have been used to demonstrate the specificity of alcohol's teratogenic effects and some of the underlying changes in the central nervous system (CNS) and, more recently, to explore ways to ameliorate the effects of alcohol. The main point of this review is to highlight research findings from…
Descriptors: Animals, Siblings, Social Behavior, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dixon, Dennis R.; Kurtz, Patricia F.; Chin, Michelle D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
A review of the existing literature on the occurrence of challenging behavior among children with prenatal drug exposure was conducted. While a large number of studies were identified that evaluated various outcomes of prenatal drug exposure, only 37 were found that directly evaluated challenging behaviors. Of the 37 studies, 23 focused on…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Child Behavior, At Risk Persons, Prenatal Influences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
van Balen, Frank – Developmental Review, 1998
Examines physical and psychological development of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), focusing on questions related to risk of congenital defects or mental retardation and impact on the parent-child relationship. Concludes that no serious problems have arisen concerning the physical and psychological development of IVF…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Congenital Impairments, Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Walker, Elaine; Emory, Eugene – Child Development, 1983
Findings indicate that high-risk infants are not exposed to greater exogenous stress during the prenatal and perinatal periods, although subsequent caregiving provided by disturbed mothers may not be optimal. Several findings point to the existence of a constitutionally vulnerable subgroup of high-risk infants. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, High Risk Persons, Infant Mortality, Infants
Iams, Jay D. – 1982
Some of the principal research advances of the 1970s related to pregnancy and newborn infants and consequent changes in obstetrical practice are summarized in this report. The process of infant-parent attachment (bonding), adolescent pregnancy, and the reproductive hazards of tobacco, alcohol, and poor nutrition have been investigated and, in…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Environmental Influences, Medical Evaluation, Neonates
Golombok, Susan; Fivush, Robyn – 1994
In spite of the loosening ties between reproductive and social roles, the worlds of men and women and boys and girls, are clearly not the same. There is much more to being female or male than the potential to mother or father a child. Gender development does not simply depend on children's relationship with their parents: it results from a complex…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences