title: Alcohol and other drugs of abuse in pregnancy.
abstract: This paper presents an overview of the Mother-Baby Chemical Health Program (MBCHP), which was designed to decrease preterm births among pregnant women who use and abuse drugs. Three hundred and fifty-two patients enrolled in the program between January 1990 and December 1992 were followed. More than 90% of the women involved in the MBCHP did not use substances during their pregnancies. Approximately 93% of the participants delivered at 37 or more weeks gestation, and over 91% of the infants weighed 2500 grams or more.
authors.affiliation: HealthPartners, Ridgedale Medical Center, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: St Pierre
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michelson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Condon
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rolnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*