Methamphetamines and pregnancy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs in pregnancy, yet studies on MA-exposed pregnancy outcomes have been limited because of retrospective measures of drug use; lack of control for confounding factors; other drug use, including tobacco; poverty; poor diet; and lack of prenatal care. This study presents prospective collected data on MA use and birth outcomes, controlling for most confounders.

Materials and methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of women obtaining prenatal care from a clinic treating women with substance use disorders, on whom there are prospectively obtained data on MA and other drug use, including tobacco. Methamphetamine-exposed pregnancies were compared with non-MA exposed pregnancies and non-drug-exposed p

SUBMITTER: Wright TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4374990 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature