title: Prenatal exposure: The effects of prenatal cocaine and methamphetamine exposure on the developing child.
abstract: Prenatal substance use remains a significant issue in the United States. Initial reports regarding prenatal cocaine and methamphetamine exposure suggested profound adverse effects on child development. However, subsequent prospective, longitudinal investigations have found more subtle effects. What follows is a brief review of the health, growth, behavioral, and intellectual outcomes for children exposed to prenatal cocaine and prenatal methamphetamine. Factors that may mitigate or intensify subtle adverse effects manifested in exposed children will also be discussed. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 108:142-146, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Lucinda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000139:chemically induced; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine; D003042:Cocaine
keywords: cocaine; prenatal exposure