| Alcohol, Pregnancy and the Developing Child Contributor(s): Spohr, Hans-Ludwig (Editor), Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521282349 ISBN-13: 9780521282345 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Gynecology & Obstetrics - Medical | Perinatology & Neonatology - Medical | Reproductive Medicine & Technology |
| Dewey: 618.326 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.15 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This authoritative new publication comprehensively reviews the important relationship between maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy and the resulting in utero damage to the child, as well as the results of this damage during the child's development. The first part of the book discusses clinical issues of alcohol-related fetal malformation, the clinical picture of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the epidemiology of maternal alcohol abuse, and the developmental outcome of the affected children. The second part addresses pathogenesis and neuropathology. Part Three reviews developmental issues of the growing affected child. The final part evaluates approaches to rehabilitation and intervention while reviewing social and public health issues. |