Intrauterine growth of infants exposed to prenatal methamphetamine: results from the infant development, environment, and lifestyle study.
Previous studies suggest that prenatal methamphetamine exposure inhibits fetal growth. We examined neonatal growth effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure in a prospective cohort study. After adjusting for covariates, exposed neonates had a higher incidence of being small for gestational age than unexposed neonates.
Nguyen
Diana
D
Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.
Smith
Lynne M
LM
Lagasse
Linda L
LL
Derauf
Chris
C
Grant
Penny
P
Shah
Rizwan
R
Arria
Amelia
A
Huestis
Marilyn A
MA
Haning
William
W
Strauss
Arthur
A
Della Grotta
Sheri
S
Liu
Jing
J
Lester
Barry M
BM
D001724:Birth Weight; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008297:Male; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012923:Social Class; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine