One of the Major Difficulties in Determining the Exact Effects

question 9

Multiple Choice

One of the major difficulties in determining the exact effects of maternal cocaine use on prenatal development is the fact that

• A) the infants are typically stillborn.
• B) cocaine use has dropped dramatically and mothers who used cocaine while pregnant are now hard to find.
• C) the effects appear to involve changes in zygotic DNA structure and our ability to identify such changes is limited by technology.
• D) pregnant mothers who are using cocaine are also often ingesting other harmful substances.

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