Drug-Exposed Infants
Author | : Diane Publishing |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0788102702 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780788102707 |
Rating | : 4/5 (707 Downloads) |
Download or read book Drug-Exposed Infants written by Diane Publishing and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with the problem of the growing number of infants born to mothers using drugs and the impact this is having on the nation's health and welfare system. Assesses the extent of the problem; health effects and medical costs of infants born exposed to drugs compared with the costs of those who were not; impact of these births on the social welfare system; and availability of drug treatment and prenatal care to drug-addicted pregnant women. Bibliography. Charts and tables.