Franck E J
Saint Christopher-Ottilie Services for Children and Families, Sea Cliff, Long Island, NY, USA.
Child Welfare. 1996 Jan-Feb;75(1):19-34.
Publicity on children exposed prenatally to drugs has fostered tremendous concern about their cognitive and behavioral development. This concern is reflected in the out-of-home care system, where the number of children from drug-involved families has increased dramatically. This article examines the conflicting views in the literature on the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs and reports on an early intervention project in a New York City agency. The rate of developmental delay was found to be virtually the same for children with and without prenatal exposure to drugs. Implications of these findings for practice and research are considered.
关于产前接触毒品儿童的宣传引发了人们对其认知和行为发展的极大关注。这种关注反映在家庭外照料系统中，来自涉毒家庭的儿童数量急剧增加。本文审视了文献中关于产前接触毒品影响的相互矛盾的观点，并报告了纽约市一个机构的早期干预项目。结果发现，产前接触过毒品的儿童和未接触过毒品的儿童发育迟缓率几乎相同。文中还考虑了这些研究结果对实践和研究的意义。
