The Outcome of Pregnancies Complicated by Narcotic Drug Addiction
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 24 (1) , 14-16
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1984.tb03314.x
Abstract
The incidence of known narcotic drug addiction at 2 Maternity Hospitals in Melbourne was 0.06% (45 of 80,950 confinements). The obstetric results of these 45 pregnancies were unexpectedly favourable, the main complications being fetal growth retardation (27%) and premature birth before 37 weeks (27%). There were no fetal malformations and only 1 perinatal death. Follow-up information is necessary to ascertain if the main hazard to these infants lies in the environment to which they return.Keywords
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