Within the PA group, selected perinatal variables of maternal age, parity, weight gain during pregnancy, polydrug abuse, methadone dosage, and duration of drug and alcohol use were not significantly associated with either birth weight or head circumference.This demonstration of symmetrical IUGR in PA...
In the present study an attempt is made to assess the pattern of drug use among pregnant women and to evaluate the impact of counseling on medication adherence by providing patient education regarding pregnancy. During the study period pregnant women were enrolled in the study after obtaining ...
Perinatal illicit drug use was determined by anonymously testing the urine of 1111 inner-city parturients. Fourteen percent tested positive, 11.5% for cocaine. As determined by self-report or by positive test results, 17% used drugs. Twenty-eight percent of low birthweights and 20% of prematu...
Assessing risk perception of anti-emetic drug use during pregnancy and the potential impact of risk communication tools: A study protocoldoi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.04.042Fergal O'ShaughnessyJennifer DonnellyNicola MaherMeena RamphulBrian Cleary
The objective of this paper was to analyze the impact of the transition period on illicit drug use and its health consequences in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Available data were compiled to illustrate the trends and policy responses since 1991, when the countries had become politi...
Background: Among adolescents, peers are an important source of drug procurement. However, little is known about factors associated with youths involvement in drug trade. Objectives: The aim of the study is to identify substance use behaviors and contextual factors related to drug dealing among Blac...
We analyzed the relation between the distribution of cord blood lymphocyte subsets and cytokine profile in term newborns of HIV+ mothers using HAART during pregnancy and compared them to normal newborns. Methods In a prospective, controlled study, 36 mother-child pairs from HIV+ mothers and 15 ...
13 Despite inevitable emergence of bacterial resistance, penicillin and a multitude of structural analogs are still in use today. 1960: Enovid, the first ‘pill’ Enovid (noretynodrel and mestranol) was the first hormonal birth control pill and arguably impacted society more than any other drug ...
During the normal menstrual cycle, progesterone is produced in the ovary in response to LH, and during pregnancy, placental production predominates after the 9th week of pregnancy. Progesterone has a wide range of effects aside from the reproductive system including effects on the immune system (T...
aIn September last year, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services released The winnable war on drugs: The impact of illicit drug use on families, a report which strongly criticised the so-called "drug policy elites" for championing harm minimisation policies. 在...