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Improving Treatment Outcome in Pregnant, Methadone‐Maintained Women: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Carroll Kathleen M.,
Chang Grace,
Behr Heidi,
Clinton Barbara,
Kosten Thomas R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1995.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - methadone , methadone maintenance , randomized controlled trial , medicine , gestation , pregnancy , obstetrics , opiate , prenatal care , clinical trial , pediatrics , psychiatry , population , receptor , environmental health , biology , genetics
The authors used a randomized clinical trial to compare enhanced vs. standard methadone maintenance for pregnant opiate‐addicted women. Although there were no differences by treatment group in maternal drug use, women in the enhanced program had three times as many prenatal care visits, had longer gestations, and had infants of higher birth weight.