TY - JOUR
T1 - Cocaine use during pregnancy and low birth weight
T2 - The impact of prenatal care and drug treatment
AU - Chazotte, Cynthia
AU - Youchah, Joan
AU - Freda, Margaret Comerford
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NE Supported by contract PHS 282-92-O05 from the Agencyf or Health Care Policy and Research. Address reprint requests to Cynthia Chazotte, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rm 709, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Pelham Pkwy, Bronx, NY 10461. Copyright 9 1995 by W.B. Saunders Company 0146-0005/95/1904-0007505.00/0
PY - 1995/8
Y1 - 1995/8
N2 - Cocaine use in pregnancy has been associated with low birth weight. Large population-based studies suggest that 5 to 7% of pregnant women have used cocaine, with much higher rates in low income inner-city women. Among 140 births at our institution of cocaine-using women, we found a lower rate of low birth weight in those who received prenatal care compared with those without prenatal care: 33 of 96 (34.3%) versus 23 of 44 (52.3%), P<.05. A review of the literature shows that comprehensive care, which includes both prenatal care and drug treatment, seems to be associated with better birth weight outcomes, particularly in women who stop their use in the first trimester. Prenatal care alone, however, is also associated with improved outcomes even if not specialized or linked to drug treatment.
AB - Cocaine use in pregnancy has been associated with low birth weight. Large population-based studies suggest that 5 to 7% of pregnant women have used cocaine, with much higher rates in low income inner-city women. Among 140 births at our institution of cocaine-using women, we found a lower rate of low birth weight in those who received prenatal care compared with those without prenatal care: 33 of 96 (34.3%) versus 23 of 44 (52.3%), P<.05. A review of the literature shows that comprehensive care, which includes both prenatal care and drug treatment, seems to be associated with better birth weight outcomes, particularly in women who stop their use in the first trimester. Prenatal care alone, however, is also associated with improved outcomes even if not specialized or linked to drug treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0146-0005(05)80044-8
DO - 10.1016/S0146-0005(05)80044-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 8560295
AN - SCOPUS:0029115265
VL - 19
SP - 293
EP - 300
JO - Seminars in Perinatology
JF - Seminars in Perinatology
SN - 0146-0005
IS - 4
ER -