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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Childhood Behavior at Age 6 to 7

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Childhood Behavior at Age 6 to 7 Years I Dose Response Effect Detroit MI Research Question The research question for this experiment was to discover the lasting effects alcohol had on the children during pregnancy Prenatal alcohol exposure was associated with an alteration of child behavior The purpose was to observe the effects based on the dosage and exposure Specifically the researchers wanted to examine the behaviors of children when they reached they ages six to seven years Background The study started in 1986 in Detroit researchers compared the dosage exposure from no prenatal alcohol exposure to any amounts to observe the development of the children The scale used was no use low moderate and heavy based per day The data does show that there is a correlation with high dosage alcohol exposure and delinquency 



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