Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Adult
  4. / Illicit Drugs
  5. / Cocaine
  6. / Crack Cocaine

by Anonymous on February 10th, 2007

Anonymous

Question

Help answer this question below.

What are the affects that crack cocaine can have on a fetus?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. 6 helpful answers below.

  • by staffie on February 10th, 2007

    staffie

    Cocaine use can lead to premature delivery of the foetus, premature detachment of the placenta, high blood pressure, and stillbirth.

    A woman's drug use can affect both her foetus and her newborn. Most drugs cross the placenta--the organ that provides nourishment to the foetus. Some can cause direct toxic (poisonous) effects and drug dependency in the foetus. After birth, some drugs can be passed to the baby through breast-feeding.

    Drugs can cause problems throughout your pregnancy. For example, the early part of pregnancy is the most critical for the health of a foetus. This is when the main body systems are forming. Using drugs during this time can cause severe damage. Drugs can have harmful effects on the foetus at any time during the pregnancy, their nature depending on the timing of exposure. During the first two weeks of development, the embryo is thought to be resistant to any teratogenic effects of drugs.

    How Drugs Affect The Unborn Baby:
    Low weight at birth
    Early delivery or miscarriage
    Growth and development may be slow
    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE)
    Mental retardation
    Heart problems
    Defects of the face and body
    Death


    How Drugs Affect You and Your Baby After Delivery:
    Withdrawal symptoms that may keep you or your baby in the hospital longer
    Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    Greater chance of feeling depressed after having the baby
    Trouble being a parent
    Hard to make decisions or plans
    Hard to cope with your new baby's needs (i.e. eating, sleeping, crying)
    Hard to bond with your baby
    Hard to hold a job

    www.drugrehab.co.uk

    • Like
    • Report

    1 comment | Post one | Permalink

  • by ashley on August 20th, 2008

    ashley

    I would like to know the effects on a fetus from the father smoking crack cocaine? Or if there is any at all. Possibly through the blood stream?

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by Sirius on March 24th, 2008

    Sirius

    devastating... plus the baby get also addicted... lighter weight, not as healthy, if he survive at all..

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by LadyLuck on October 24th, 2007

    LadyLuck

    Death, for one.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by jollymolly on October 24th, 2007

    jollymolly

    carack cocaine causes the baby to have a harder time to be healthy and grow right

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by kyannie72 on February 10th, 2007

    kyannie72

    major birth-defects, chemical imbalances, if not those, death

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading What are the affects that crack cocaine can have on a fetus? - which can also be phrased in the following ways:

  • What are the effects of crack cocaine on a fetus

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

ANSWERBAG BUZZ

The effects of crack cocaine on on the unborn fetus
Crack cocaine effects on fetus
What is the affects of crack
Effects of crack cocaine on fetus
EFFECTS OF CRACK COCAINE ON FETUS

Answerbag

a Demand Media company