title: Drugs in pregnancy: the effects on mother and her progeny.
abstract: Drug abuse during pregnancy is a growing problem in all developed countries all over the world. The drugs easily cross the placental barrier into the fetal body and are present also in the maternal milk. Therefore, it may affect the development of the child pre- as well as postnatally. The effects of prenatal drug exposure are long-lasting and persist until adulthood. The present review summarizes the clinical and experimental evidence showing how opioids and psychostimulants can affect maternal behavior of drug-abusing mother and the development of their offspring.
authors: Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. rslamber@lf3.cuni.cz
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Šlamberová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D010920:Placenta / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism