title: Drug abuse in pregnancy: fetal growth and malformations.
abstract: The influence of drug addiction in pregnancy on the fetus is in terms of malformation, ponderal and functional development and post-natal psychoneuromotor development. The Authors evaluate the incidence of this complications in 101 drug addicted pregnant patients and the results are shown below.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008691:Methadone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone