... in the specific obstetric complications correlated with schizophrenia (Kendell et al., 1996), and researchers have not yet been able to establish a standard control for possible confounds such as race and socio-economic status (Verdoux, Geddes, Takei, et al., 1997). Perhaps most importantly though is the fact that the order and degree of linkage between gestational insults, genetics, and obstetric complications is yet to ... ...

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... in the specific obstetric complications correlated with schizophrenia (Kendell et al., 1996), and researchers have not yet been able to establish a standard control for possible confounds such as race and socio-economic status (Verdoux, Geddes, Takei, et al., 1997). Perhaps most importantly though is the fact that the order and degree of linkage between gestational insults, genetics, and obstetric complications is yet to ... ...

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... in the specific obstetric complications correlated with schizophrenia (Kendell et al., 1996), and researchers have not yet been able to establish a standard control for possible confounds such as race and socio-economic status (Verdoux, Geddes, Takei, et al., 1997). Perhaps most importantly though is the fact that the order and degree of linkage between gestational insults, genetics, and obstetric complications is yet to ... ...

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... of American Medical Association, 1991) Thirty to 40% of the mothers who drink "heavily" throughout pregnancy have the syndrome. FAS is not limited to any one group, race, culture, or socio-economic background. Between one-third and two-thirds of children in special education have been affected by alcohol in some way. (The Journal of American Medical Association, 1991) Comparison of children ... attention skills, causing these adults born with FAS to experience major psychological and adjustment problems for the rest of their lives. Numerous studies with animals, of experimental alcoholi...

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... attributed to a specific identifiable medical cause. Because of its randomness, and the lack of any warning, stillbirth, is said to be "An Equal Opportunity Destroyer of Dreams". It cuts across socio-economic classes, races, religions, body types and maternal age groups. No woman is immune from this "last great mystery of obstetrics". Even women who have had several successful prior births can ... of the depression resulted in a tremendous increase in the number of miscarriages, stillbirths, infant deaths and birth defects in Europe. It is now a well-known scientific fact that the nutri...

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