Maternal Methadone Use And The Consequences On Baby

450 drug-dependent women prescribed substitute methadone delivered babies of singleton pregnancies at the Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow over three years from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006. The hospital has a comprehensive care pathway to deal with such women from the pre- to the postnatal periods. Researchers found a strong association between social deprivation and drug misuse in pregnancy, with 77.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on March 11th, 2009