| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Themes and purpose -- Prenatal central nervous system development -- Low birth weight and prematurity: effects on child development outcomes -- Pre- and perinatal anoxia and hypoxia -- Prenatal infections -- Maternal chronic illness -- Nutrition -- Maternal stress -- Maternal smoking during pregnancy -- Gestational exposure to alcohol -- Maternal use of illicit drugs -- Air and water pollution -- Heavy metals and household chemicals. |
| Summary |
"In this first compendium in the growing literature of behavioral teratology, readers will discover an easy-to-access, concise presentation that: synthesizes important findings that help explain why prenatal events may result in abnormal behavior and learning disabilities later in life; examines the role of prenatal perturbations, along with genetics and the postnatal roles of caretakers and the social environment, in light of how each may - individually or together - contribute to conditions as varied as dyslexia, schizophrenia, fetal alcohol syndrome, and autism; ensures that effective prevention and intervention can occur during the prenatal phases of development; addresses the research needs in behavioral teratology that are likely to lead to discoveries that may ensure the birth of healthier babies who develop normally across the lifespan; and provides a brief medical glossary that details terminology specifically related to fetal development and birth."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Child psychology.
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Educational psychology.
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Prenatal influences.
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Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects -- psychology.
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Child.
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Teratology.
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Child psychology. (OCoLC)fst00854540
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Educational psychology. (OCoLC)fst00903571
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Prenatal influences. (OCoLC)fst01075475
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Educational psychology.
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Prenatal influences.
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Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects -- psychology.
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Child.
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Teratology.
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Electronic books.
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Child psychology.
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| Added Author |
Dombrowski, Stefan C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, Roy, 1943- Prenatal exposures. New York : Springer, ©2008 9780387743974 0387743979 (OCoLC)176823149 |
| ISBN |
9780387743981 |
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0387743987 |
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9781281205773 |
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128120577X |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-0-387-74398-1 doi |
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