Alcohol and other drugs of abuse in pregnancy

HMO Pract. 1996 Sep;10(3):114-8.

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the Mother-Baby Chemical Health Program (MBCHP), which was designed to decrease preterm births among pregnant women who use and abuse drugs. Three hundred and fifty-two patients enrolled in the program between January 1990 and December 1992 were followed. More than 90% of the women involved in the MBCHP did not use substances during their pregnancies. Approximately 93% of the participants delivered at 37 or more weeks gestation, and over 91% of the infants weighed 2500 grams or more.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Alcoholism / epidemiology
  • Alcoholism / therapy*
  • Birth Weight
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maternal Health Services / standards
  • Minnesota / epidemiology
  • Obstetric Labor, Premature / epidemiology
  • Obstetric Labor, Premature / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / enzymology
  • Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy Complications / therapy*
  • Prenatal Care / organization & administration
  • Prenatal Care / standards*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / therapy*