| Question | Answer |
| PCB (polluted chemicals) exposure | mothers ingested PCBs unknowingly though water or eating fish out of lake michigan which had been contaminated. women who then breast fed thier childeren for long periods of time after birth continued to expose them to PCB. these children's cognitive performance test results were lowest compared with those fed formula or only breast fed for a short period of time. |
| radiation | kills fetus's, severely handicaps children who soon after die. if they survived they were severely mentally retarded. |
| cocaine/crack | babies are miscarried or born prematurely. similar birth actions as marijuana, heroin, etc. babies. can even induce strokes. lower IQ scores, unpleasant demeanor. |
| marijuana | if baby is in utero when exposed can cause emotional regulation impairment. babies are also born with tremors, sleep disturbances, and lack of interest in their surroundings for the first few weeks of life. poor classroom performance later in life. |
| cigarette smoking | if smoke during first trimester: cleft lip with or without cleft palate. can affect the regulation of autonomic activity in neonates (increased heart rate while sleeping). |
| Fetal Alcohol effects (FAE) | come from women who social drink. babies can have minor physical abnormalities and retarded growth. |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) | defects such as a small head, malformations of heart, limbs, joints, and face. Babies can be hyperactive, have seizures, and tremors. Usually born smaller and lighter than normal and growth lags behind that of their peers. Very low IQ scores and adjustment problems as adolescents. |
| alcohol | effects fetus directly by compromising function of placenta |
| asprin | heavy use can lead to fetal growth retardation |
| Thalidomide Tragedy | 1960, german drug company sold drug that alleviated vomiting an nausea that pregnant women experience. It was a tranquilizer. women who took it gave birth to babies with horrible defects (missing limbs, ears, deformed eyes, ears, hearts, etc). |
| sensitive period | time when part of body or organ system is most susceptible to teratogenic agents (basically when they are forming) |
| only drugs women can take without doctor consultation | tums and tylenol |
| teratogens | any disease, drug, or other environmental agent that can harm an embryo or fetus by causing physical deformities, mental retardation, blindness, etc. |
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