Critical Periods for Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Evidence From Animal and Human Studies.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Claire Coles, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 1994
• Publisher: ALCOHOL HEALTH & RESEARCH WORLD
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: COLES
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Alcohol Health Res World
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 22
• End Page: 29
• Keywords: exposure; pregnancy; alcohol use; craniofacial abnormalities; behavioral deficits; critical period; duration; birth defects; FAS
• Research Categories: Psychology, Developmental; Health Sciences, Human Development; Health Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Birth defects associated with FAS can vary, depending on when during gestation the fetus is exposed and how long the exposure continues. Although defects such as craniofacial abnormalities have been clearly associated with exposure early in pregnancy, behavioral deficits have not been as closely connected with a critical period of pregnancy.