Clipped Wings: The Fullest Look Yet at How Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine Hobbles Children's Learning.

Newman, Lucile F.; Buka, Stephen L.

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ERIC Number: EJ427928

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Clipped Wings: The Fullest Look Yet at How Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Alcohol, and Nicotine Hobbles Children's Learning.

Newman, Lucile F.; Buka, Stephen L.

American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, v15 n1 p27-30,33,42 Spr 1991

Describes degrees of mental and physical impairment in newborns caused by mothers' use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol during pregnancy. Discusses infant day care and related programs which have succeeded in raising the I.Q. scores of children at risk for intellectual impairment. (DM)

Descriptors: Birth Weight, Children, Day Care, Developmental Disabilities, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Mental Retardation, Mothers, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Preschool Education, Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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