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Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine restricts infant growth.
2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine restricts infant growth.
"To determine fetal growth and the incidence of withdrawal symptoms in term infants exposed to methamphetamine in utero, we retrospectively identified neonates whose mothers used methamphetamine during pregnancy and matched them to unexposed newborns. Exclusion criteria included multiple and pre-term gestations," stated L. Smith and colleagues, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Martin Research Center.
"Although there were no differences in infant growth parameters between the methamphetamine-exposed and methamphetamine-unexposed neonates, methamphetamine exposure throughout gestation was associated with decreased growth relative to infants exposed only for the first two trimesters," study authors reported.
"In addition, there were significantly more small for gestational age infants in the methamphetamine group compared with the unexposed group. Methamphetamine-exposed infants whose mothers smoked had significantly decreased growth relative to infants exposed to methamphetamine alone," they noted.
"Withdrawal symptoms (as ...
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