Maternal Substance Use During Pregnancy
Use of drugs during pregnancy can have profound effects upon the fetus.
Heroin: miscarriage, abruptio placentae, prematurity, SGA; withdrawal symptoms including irritability, continual crying, jitteriness, vomiting, sneezing.
Methadone: withdrawal symptoms including seizures.
Cocaine: prematurity, SGA, smaller head circumference, abruptio placentae, abnormal sleeping pattern, irritability, and possibly urinary tract abnormalities.
Ecstasy and other amphetamines: possible heart defects and cleft palate.
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