Though recent findings suggest the problem has peaked, experts guess that a million women of childbearing age use the drug and that 30,000 to 100,000 deliver cocaine-exposed babies each year. From Wordnik.com. [Special Issue: How Kids Grow Children In Peril] Reference
Many cocaine-exposed newborns are extremely irritable -- one of the first signs of problems to come. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
However, the heavier cocaine-exposed group of children had significantly lower Stroop scores compared to the combined lighter / unexposed group. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
The new review of multiple major studies conducted on cocaine-exposed, school-aged children found this negative impact significantly affected children in subtle areas such as sustained attention and self-regulated behaviour. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
But by the time they reach school age, he says, "Most people strongly suspect that there're going to be a number of cocaine-exposed children who have learning disabilities, and especially attention deficits and hyperactivity.". From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
During the hospitalization, the diagnoses of seizures and autonomic instability were more frequently noted in cocaine-exposed infants. ". From Wordnik.com. Reference
In 1994 Natalia had another cocaine-exposed baby. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
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