[The newborn infant of the drug addicted mother. Clinical and therapeutic problems].
A revision of 16 newborns and their heroin-addicted mothers was carried out. The mean maternal age was 23.06 +/- 3.43 years, and mean duration of addiction was 3.07 +/- 1.43 years. The last dose of heroin was administered less than 24 hours prior to giving birth in every [corrected] case except one. Antenatal care was irregular and previous abortions were frequent. Two mothers had a history of syphilis, five had markers for anti-HIV antibodies. The mean duration of pregnancy was 37.8 +/- 2.28 weeks, and unknown in five cases. Mean birth weight was 2.715 +/- 281 g. Withdrawal symptoms were observed in 13 babies. Of these, 12 required treatment with phenobarbital and in 1 case with chlorpromazine as well. In 9 babies, hepatitis B prophylaxis was carried out and three had HIV antibodies.
González-Hachero
J
J
Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla.
Arroyo Díez
J
J
López Delgado
J
J
Sáenz Rueguera
C
C
López Sanz
A
A
Santano Gallinato
M
M
Chunga Vega
F
F
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*
D003932:Heroin
Recién nacido de madre drogadicta. Problemas clínicos y terapéuticos.