Executive Function After Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Children in a South African Population: Cross-sectional Study

Jacobus Gidion Louw   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MA ;   Alastair van Heerden   ^{4, 5 *} , PhD ;   Leana Olivier   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Tersius Lambrechts   ^{1 *} , BA ;   Mandi Broodryk   ^{3 *} , MA ;   Liska Bunge   ^{3 *} , BA ;   Martlé Vosloo   ^{3 *} , BA ;   Mark Tomlinson   ^{2, 6 *} , PhD

¹ Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA

² Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, ZA

³ Foundation for Alcohol Related Research, Cape Town, ZA

⁴ Centre for Community Based Research, Human Sciences Research Council, Pietermaritzburg, ZA

⁵ Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand/Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, ZA

⁶ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, GB

*all authors contributed equally