Drug addiction during pregnancy.
On the basis of current literature and their own experience, the authors discuss (1) the major complications possible in pregnant drug addicts, (2) whether the complications can be attributed to deficient prenatal care or to effects of drug abuse, and (3) the best prenatal care of drug-addicted mothers.
D001724:Birth Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D003932:Heroin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011295:Prenatal Care; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology
D003932:Heroin; D008691:Methadone