Resumo

VARGAS ALULEMA, Estefanía Elizabeth  e  ALMEIDA MARQUEZ, Lucía. Child Development in Children of Mothers with and without Consumption during Gestational Stage. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.1, pp.57-68.  Epub 11-Jan-2021. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2020.1.333.

This research aims to identify differences in child development in children with and without history of maternal consumption of substances in gestational stage, through the application of the Abbreviated Child Development Scale "Nelson Ortiz", in a sample of Children between 0 and 3 years of age in a situation of institutional care. A descriptive and comparative study of groups was carried out in 36 participants, of which 18 had a history of maternal consumption and 18 hadn’t history of maternal consumption in the gestational stage. The children were incorporated into Public Institutions and the substances consumed by their parents were: alcohol, cocaine, cannabinoids, and caffeine and volatile solvents. The results obtained through the analysis of variance with an ANOVA factor reveal that, there are significant differences between the values (F= 4.405; p<0.01) which allows to determine that, the consumer that influences in greater magnitude in the global development is The child's mother and the most harmful substance is alcohol. The comparative analysis obtained through the non-parametric Mann-Whitney "U" test indicates that there are significant differences of p<0.01 in the overall development between the group of consumption and non-consumption of substances and; in the areas of development the significant differences of p<0.01 in the fine adaptive motor area and of p <0.05 in the area of hearing and language are evident.

Palavras-chave : Developmental Psychology; Substance Use; Pregnancy; Institutionalization.