title: The effects of substance use during gestation on birth outcome, infant and maternal health.
abstract: This study examines the relationship of substance use to birth outcome, infant, and maternal health in a large, nationally representative sample. Multiple regression analyses, accommodating the nature of the survey data using the SUDAAN software package, indicated that drinking and smoking independently and/or interactively with depression account for poor health and serious medical conditions among pregnant women as well as negative birth outcomes or adverse health consequences in those infants who are live births. In addition, African American women and their infants are more likely than those of other racial groups to suffer these adverse outcomes. Given the risk profiles of individual illnesses, this study suggests the need for developing and targeting health education and preventive efforts specific to those groups that are clearly at greater risk.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology, Bethesda, MD 20892-7003, USA.
authors.forename: E Z
authors.initials: EZ
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Faden
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dufour
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology