title: [Addictions and pregnancy : how to ruin a pregnancy].
abstract: Pregnant women are well aware that any addiction during pregnancy can be harmful to the child. In spite of this knowledge, many continue to smoke, to drink alcohol, to consume illicit drugs or to absorb medicines because these dependences are particularly strong. Tobacco, alcohol, cocaine and ecstasy represent the most dangerous substances as regards foetal damage. The period of pregnancy is the optimal moment to stop these addictions. It is therefore essential to raise awareness among the general public, policy makers, and physicians of the fact that addictions during pregnancy cause a disparity in terms of future health and life expectancy of the unborn child.
authors.affiliation: Universite de Liege, Chef de Clinique, Service de Gynecologie-Obstetrique, CHU de Liege, site NDB et CHR Citadelle, Belgique. patrick.emonts@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Emonts
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chantraine
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kridelka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nisolle
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*