title: Substance use in pregnancy.
abstract: The increase in substance use which occurred in the 1980s was disproportionately large among women of reproductive age, so both the numbers of women who use drugs and the duration of drug use have increased (Hepburn 2004). While drug use occurs throughout society, the type and pattern of drug use that is associated with medical and social problems is closely associated with socio-economic deprivation. Socio-economic deprivation is in turn associated with unhealthy lifestyles and behaviours such as smoking and poor diet. Deprivation, associated lifestyles and substance use adversely affect the health of mother and baby, so the effects are cumulative. Consequently women with problem drug and/or alcohol use have potentially complex pregnancies (Hepburn 2004).
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Slater
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control*