title: Prenatal cocaine use: impact on infants and mothers.
abstract: Prenatal cocaine use does not allow a mother to provide an environment that promotes her infant's normal development. Pediatric nurses and other health care professionals need to support and assist the mother in the recovery process for the benefit of the child's health and development.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bresnahan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003042:Cocaine; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine