Influence Paper

The purpose of this influence paper is to examine the PICOT question, “What effect does prenatal alcohol consumption have on the cognitive function of school aged children?” Although more research should be done to further explore this issue, information from various articles supported a positive correlation between prenatal alcohol consumption and cognitive deficits in school aged children. This leads to the need for evidence based education to pregnant women about the potential negative effects that prenatal alcohol consumption could have on their children.