61 amphetamine abuse during pregnancy. Follow-up of children after 14 years


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ABSTRACT Sixtyfive children born to women who all used amphetamine during pregnancy have been followed prospectively since birth 1976-77. The children have been tested and examined


regularly, demonstrating that social environmental factors influence the child's growth and somatic status while exposure for amphetamine during fetal life seem to influence the


child's test results and behaviour up to the age of 8 years. After 14 years information was collected about school achievement, health, somatic growth and psycosocial environment. Only


20 children (30%) were still in the custody of their biological mothers. Ten children (15%) were one class below that for their biological age. Corresponding figure in Sweden is < 5 %.


Grades in language, mathematics and sports were significantly lower than the mean of their schoolmates. The difference was most pronounced in boys. Weight and length were decreased in girls


and increased in boys in comparison with Swedish school children born in the same year. Socioenvironmental risk factors correlated with poor outcome. Amphetamine abuse during pregnancy will


influence the development of exposed children up to the age of 14 years. ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Pediatrics, Karolinska Institute, St


Goran's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Margareta Eriksson, Lars Cernerud, Björn Johnson, Gun Steneroth & Rolf Zetterström Authors * Margareta Eriksson View author publications You can


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Eriksson, M., Cernerud, L., Johnson, B. _et al._ 61 AMPHETAMINE ABUSE DURING PREGNANCY. FOLLOW-UP OF CHILDREN AFTER 14 YEARS. _Pediatr Res_ 36, 13 (1994).


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