Deck 8: Fetal Abuse

Question 1

Based on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, it is estimated that approximately of pregnant women used illicit drugs in the previous 30 days?

A) 1%
B) 3%
C) 5%
D) 10%

Answer 1

5%

Question 2

The Us. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that fetuses are exposed to substances each year in the United States.

A) 250,000
B) 500,000
C) 1,000,000
D) 3,000,000

Answer 2

1,000,000

Question 3

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is

A) not linked with intellectual disability
B) one of the leading, preventable causes of intellectual disability
C) most commonly linked to severe intellectual disability (IQ less than 45)

Answer 3

one of the leading, preventable causes of intellectual disability

Question 4

Dysmorphic features, including a flat nasal bridge is associated with prenatal exposure to

A) Alcohol
B) Marijuana
C) Cocaine
D) All of the above

Question 5

With regard to prenatal exposure to alcohol, the broadest term is:

A) fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
B) partial FAS (pFAS)
C) alcohol related birth defects (ARBD)
D) alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND)

Question 6

Which of the following is not associated with prenatal exposure to nicotine?

A) Low birth weight
B) Respiratory problems
C) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
D) All of the above are associated with prenatal exposure to nicotine

Question 7

Prenatal exposure to appears to have the most dire consequences of all forms of prenatal substance abuse.

A) alcohol
B) over-the-counter drugs
C) illegal drugs
D) cigarettes

Question 8

Which case involved charging a woman with delivering drugs to a minor through the umbilical cord?

A) State v. Whitner
B) State v. McKnight
C) State v. Johnson
D) People v. Stewart

Question 9

Which case marked the first time a woman was charged with child abuse for drug use during pregnancy?

A) State v. Pfannenstiel
B) State v. Whitner
C) State v. McKnight
D) State v. Johnson

Question 10

Pameala Rae Stewart was charged with failure to deliver support to her child while she was pregnant (she did not avoid drugs, or intercourse, nor did she stay off her feet as ordered). What was the court's decision?

A) Stewart was found guilty of homicide by child abuse.
B) Stewart was found guilty of child neglect.
C) Stewart was found guilty of child endangerment.
D) The case was dismissed.

Question 11

Cornelia Whitner's son was born with cocaine metabolites in his system. She pled guilty to

A) negligent homicide
B) manslaughter
C) criminal child neglect
D) child physical abuse

Question 12

Which of the following women was found guilty of homicide by child abuse?

A) Johnson
B) Stewart
C) Whitner
D) McKnight

Question 13

Charles and Shivas argue that the motivation for the prosecution of fetal abuse

A) is soley based on concern for the child
B) may be about attacking the mother's character
C) is the same regardless of what endangers the fetus (drugs or high-order multiple births)

Question 14

Maternal depression increases the risk for fetal abuse.

Question 15

Cocaine has more negative effects on fetal development than does alcohol.

Question 16

The effects of cocaine on the developing fetus were initially overestimated by researchers and the media.

Question 17

Cocaine has no negative effects on fetal development.

Question 18

The number of women who smoke while pregnant seems to be declining in the last 15 years.

Question 19

If a heroin addict uses methadone instead of heroin during pregnancy, their fetus will develop normally.

Question 20

Buprenorphine is thought to be a safer treatment for pregnant women who are addicted to heroin than is methadone.

Question 21

Buprenorphine has no negative effects on the fetus.

Question 22

There is a serious shortage of treatment programs available for pregnant women who are addicted to drugs.

Question 23

Doctors in all U.S. states are mandated to report pregnant women who use substances to Child Protective Services.

Question 24

There is significant public support for the criminal prosecution of pregnant women who use drugs.

Question 25

If a child is prenatally exposed to drugs, they are at an increased risk for being maltreated after they are born.

Question 26

List five possible causes for fetal abuse.

Question 27

Why is it difficult to determine the impact of a drug on fetal development?

Question 28

Select ONE of the drugs covered in the text, and describe the impact it has on the fetus.

Question 29

What racial problem is associated with mandatory reporting of positive drug screens on newborns?

Question 30

What is meant by "civil commitment"?