A Critique of "Obstetrical Pain-Relieving Drugs as Predictors of Infant Behavior Variability"

Aleksandrowicz and Aleksandrowicz (1974) concluded that "the use of obstetrical drugs is related to a considerable degree, to infantile behavior over the first month of life" (p. 944). Questions are raised about the adequacy of a number of their procedures. These questions are serious enou...

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Published in:	Child development Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 294 - 296
Main Authors:	Federman, Edward J., Yang, Raymond K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States University of Chicago Press 01-03-1976 University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in Child Development, etc
Subjects:	Analgesics - pharmacology Brief Reports Child Behavior - drug effects Data reduction Factor analysis Female Humans Infant, Newborn Infants Labor, Obstetric Maternal-Fetal Exchange Multiple regression Pregnancy Probability Psychometrics Research Design - standards Sample size
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Summary:	Aleksandrowicz and Aleksandrowicz (1974) concluded that "the use of obstetrical drugs is related to a considerable degree, to infantile behavior over the first month of life" (p. 944). Questions are raised about the adequacy of a number of their procedures. These questions are serious enough to disturb the foundation for any conclusions.
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ISSN:	0009-3920 1467-8624
DOI:	10.2307/1128317