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This 5 page research article offers summaries of 6 articles that all pertain to the topic of the effect of crack cocaine on fetal development. Each summary is preceded by its APA reference citation. Six articles are summarized.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Article Summaries/Crack Cocaine and Fetal Development
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paper offers summaries of six research articles: 2 each from a ProQuest database; the EBSCOhost databases and the ERIC database, on the topic of the effect of crack cocaine on
a fetus. A variety of keyword combinations and search parameters were used for each search. Keywords used involved combinations of "fetal" or "fetus," "development," "effect," "crack cocaine," and "cocaine." The
initial search on each database was restricted to articles published between 2006 and 2011; however, as this did not reveal any articles on the topic on the ProQuest database, this
search requirement was lifted and 2 articles were located. ProQuest database: Gaultney, J.F., Gingras, J.L., Martin, M. & DeBrule, D. (2005). Prenatal cocaine exposure and infants preference for
novelty and distractibility. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 166(4), 385. Retrieved from eLibary, a ProQuest database. The goal of this study was to determine the long-term effects of prenatal cocaine exposure
in regards to cognitive functioning, as previous research has been inconsistent on this topic. Therefore, the researchers used the Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence to investigate the cognitive development of
6- and 9-month-old infants who had been exposed to cocaine, as well as other substances, and compared them to infants exposed to cigarette smoke. The study revealed no group differences
in the infants preference for novelty; however, the findings for the off-task distractibility test related significantly to the infants exposure history, as the infants who were exposed to cocaine exhibited
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