Pregnancy And Alcohol

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Pregnancy And Alcohol

January 1989 the results of a study conducted by Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth were
published in the Journal of Developmental Psychology. The study investigated the
relationship of maternal use of drugs, alcohol and/or cigarettes during
pregnancy on the IQ of her child at the age of four years. Newsweek and
Scientific News also print articles later that year reporting the effects of
maternal use of alcohol and drugs on the infant. They also looked at the effects
of cigarette smoke on the fetus. Although the articles dealt with the same topic
using information reported in the original study they differed in how they
presented that information to their readers. All three publications varied use
of methodology, use of scientific findings, and the presentation of the
conclusion to meet the informational needs of their audiences. "IQ at Age 4
in Relationship Maternal Alcohol Use and Smoking during pregnancy" was
written by the group of researchers that group participated in a study lead by
Ann Streissguth. This the original article is the actual research paper which
was presented by the group. The paper tells how an original group of over
fifteen hundred pregnant women was reduced to a select group of under five
hundred. They explain how the condition of the infant at birth was not a factor
in the study. It was their goal to define the long term effect of substance use
during pregnancy. Further information shares how they followed the children in a
longitudinal study at eight months, eighteen months, and four years. The group
looked at a multitude of factors which included the toddlers learning abilities
and the child's IQ at the age of four. Of the three articles this one relies
most on the use of methodology, scientific findings and presentation conclusion.
In their paper they use the standard method of reporting research data. An
abstract at the beginning of the paper gives a good summary of the content to
follow. They present their hypothesis, do a literature review, define the group
selection, explain the method of data collection, identify variables, analyze
that data, present their results, discuss the findings and give references. As
most research papers it counts heavily on use of numbers and scientific data to
support any statement it makes about the subject. This is apparent in the use of
many graphs and tables of data. The group concludes that use of such substance
during pregnancy does have a long term effect on the child. The re...

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