Neuropsychological screening of children of substance-abusing women attending a Special Child Welfare Clinic in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to alcohol and illicit substances during pregnancy can have an impact on the child for the rest of his/her life. A Special Child Welfare Clinic (SCWC) in Norway provides care for pregnant women with substance abuse problems. Treatment and support are provided without replacement therapy.

Methods

We performed a neuropsychological screening of 40 children aged four to 11 years whose mothers had attended the SCWC during pregnancy, and of a comparison group of 80 children of women without substance abuse problems. The children were presented with tests chosen from Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, third version (WISC-III), Nepsy, Halstead-Reitan and Raven's Progressive Matrices, Coloured Version. The tests were grouped into five main domains; (1) lear

SUBMITTER: Hjerkinn B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2920235 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature