Cocaine and pregnancy--a lethal combination.
There are many pharmacologic agents that have an effect on pregnancy outcome. Evidence is rapidly being accumulated that cocaine use in the pregnant patient is detrimental to both fetal and maternal well-being. This paper is a review of current data to make the health care provider aware of the impact that cocaine use can have on the pregnancy.
Pitts
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
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D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D003042:Cocaine