Fetal alcohol growth restriction and cognitive impairment
RC Carter, JL Jacobson, CD Molteno, NC Dodge… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Although both fetal and long-term growth restriction are well documented in
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, effects on pattern of growth trajectory have not been
characterized. Furthermore, the degree to which growth trajectories are related to fetal
alcohol-related neurocognitive deficits is unknown. METHODS: Ninety-three heavy drinking
pregnant women and 64 controls were recruited at initiation of prenatal care in Cape Town,
South Africa. Small for gestational age (SGA) was defined as birth weight< 10th percentile …
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, effects on pattern of growth trajectory have not been
characterized. Furthermore, the degree to which growth trajectories are related to fetal
alcohol-related neurocognitive deficits is unknown. METHODS: Ninety-three heavy drinking
pregnant women and 64 controls were recruited at initiation of prenatal care in Cape Town,
South Africa. Small for gestational age (SGA) was defined as birth weight< 10th percentile …