prenatal damage

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• Prenatal cocaine exposure — (PCE) occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug. Crack baby was a term coined to describe children who were exposed to crack (cocaine in smokable form) as fetuses; the concept of the crack baby emerged in …   Wikipedia

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• pre|na´tal|ly — pre|na|tal «pree NAY tuhl», adjective. 1. before childbirth: »A woman soon to have a baby requires prenatal care. 2. occurring before birth: »prenatal damage to the skull. –pre|na´tal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|na|tal — «pree NAY tuhl», adjective. 1. before childbirth: »A woman soon to have a baby requires prenatal care. 2. occurring before birth: »prenatal damage to the skull. –pre|na´tal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy — Damage to cells in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) from inadequate oxygen. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy allegedly may cause in death in the newborn period or result in what is later recognized as developmental delay,… …   Medical dictionary

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