Infants of mothers treated with ethanol for premature labor.
Presented is a retrospective study of the newborn infants of mothers who were treated with ethanol in order to arrest premature labor, in comparison with matched control infants. In regard to neonatal mortality, there was no statistical difference between the study and the control infants. However, infants born within 12 hours after administration of ethanol had a significantly lower 1-minute Apgar score and a higher incidence of respiratory distress syndrome. This indicates that treatment with ethanol should be discontinued as soon as it becomes evident that labor cannot be arrested.
D001034:Apgar Score; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009519:New York City; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000431:Ethanol