Open AccessAMPHETAMINE ADDICTION AND PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Eriksson Margareta,
Larsson Gunilla,
Zetterström Rolf
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109158127
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , addiction , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , prenatal care , psychiatry , population , environmental health , genetics , physics , optics , biology
. The adverse effects of amphetamine addiction during pregnancy and the neonatal period were studied in 69 Swedish women. Almost one‐third of the women (Group I) succeeded in overcoming their addiction in early pregnancy. The women in Group I (n = 17), unlike those in Group II (n = 53), received the same amount of prenatal care as the average Swedish woman. An increased rate of preterm deliveries (25%) as well as a higher perinatal mortality (7.5%) was found in Group II. During the neonatal period an increased incidence of mother‐infant separation was found since many of the infants (46%) were transferred to pediatric wards for medical and social reasons. All new‐borns in Group I and 74% of infants born to mothers with continuous amphetamine addiction throughout pregnancy remained in their mother's custody following discharge from the maternity clinic.