This research article explores how maternal use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and crack during pregnancy affects the neuropsychomotor development of newborns. Neuropsychomotor development encompasses
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Vaping and Smoking in Pregnancy—A Meta Analysis of Neurobehavioural Development in Prenatally Exposed Offspring
The 2025 meta-analysis “Vaping and Smoking in Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis of Neurobehavioural Development in Prenatally Exposed Offspring” examines how prenatal exposure to nicotine and cannabis,
Alcohol use disorder is profoundly undertreated during and after pregnancy, leaving parents and infants at risk
by Research Society on Alcohol, edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Retrieved from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-alcohol-disorder-profoundly-undertreated-pregnancy.html In recent years, binge drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) rates during
Healthcare professionals’ prevention practices and perceptions of risk regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy: A qualitative systematic review
FASD Prevention Conversation Facilitators play a critical role in bridging the gap between research, policy, and real-world conversations about alcohol use during pregnancy. This role
Assessing Supportive Needs in Pregnant Women with Substance Use, A qualitative study
S Heidarifard , M Khoshnamrad , Assessing Supportive Needs in Pregnant Women with Substance Use, A qualitative study, AJOG Global Reports (2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100548 Abstract
Navigating cannabis use during pregnancy: life trajectories, relationships, and contextual influences
This qualitative study, conducted in Québec and published in Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (2025), explores the lived experiences of 18 women who used cannabis during