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Treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy improves infant outcomes.
2003 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy improves infant outcomes.
"The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of residential substance abuse treatment on pregnancy outcome among gravidas in a gender-specific program. All clients (cases) who entered a residential substance abuse program for pregnant and postpartum women were eligible for inclusion in the study (n=95). Only those who were in treatment at the time of delivery were included in the present analysis (n=57)," scientists writing in the American Journal of Perinatology stated.
"Two comparison groups were used: (1) substance abusers who received no treatment during pregnancy (positive control group) and (2) pregnant women who were not substance abusers (negative control group). Cases were matched to controls on ethnicity (negative and positive controls) and drug of choice (positive controls only). Medical records were reviewed and abstracted for cases and controls."
"The primary drug of choice was cocaine for 56% of clients in the study, heroin 15.8%, and alcohol 10.8%. Average length of time in treatment before delivery was 11.7 weeks. The frequency of pregnancy complications allowing treatment and position controls was significantly higher than the negative control group (p
"In the treatment versus positive control group, mean birth weight (BW) was 3227 versus 2800 g (p
"Maternal syphilis was increased in frequency in the positive control group compared with the negative control group (p
"For every 10 weeks in treatment, BW was increased 340 g, EGA 1 week, FOC 0.8 cm, and BIT 1.8 cm. Thus, substance abuse treatment for pregnant women in the program increased fetal growth, which significantly decreased the risk for poor neonatal outcomes. ...
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