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They wouldn't be able to tell which babies were premies because of the cocaine, and which were because of other factors. A study of only premies would be inter
by samspot 13y ago
They wouldn't be able to tell which babies were premies because of the cocaine, and which were because of other factors.
A study of only premies would be interesting, but might yield the same result as this study.
- clavalle 13y agoHighly unlikely. Prematurely born crack babies are often in very, very bad shape. The rate of premature birth among all pregnant women is around 4.3% (that includes smokers and drug users so the rate amongst healthy non-smokers is even lower than that). Amongst crack cocaine users the number is between 17–27%. So the prematurity issue is pretty significant. You might even say dominant.