Prenatal exposures : psychological and educational consequences for children

• Main Authors: Martin, Roy P, Dombrowski, Stefan C.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects > psychology ; Child psychology; 155.4
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/25755
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Children are being diagnosed with psychopathologies at alarming rates. Not surprisingly, their behavioral and educational outcomes are increasingly compromised. The financial costs of treating childhood disabilities are spiraling out of control, and the emotional and social toll on students, families, schools, the penal system, and society as a whole is staggering. With proper care during pregnancy, medical professionals can now help expectant mothers prevent many physical birth defects. But prevention and intervention techniques remain elusive for abnormal fetal development that manifests later in life as behavioral problems. Researchers in the field of behavioral teratology continue to search for answers – prevention and intervention techniques – that will lead to improved behavioral and education outcomes for children.