A street drug also called illegal or illicit drug is a drug that is against the law to have or use. The fact that certain drugs given during pregnancy may prove harmful to the unborn child is one of the classical problems in medical treatment. Street drugs are bad for you, and theyre bad for your baby. It may also be reproduced in whole or in part for use in clinical areas or client. Pdf the fetal consequences of drug abuse during pregnancy remain underestimated. Drugs use during pregnancy most drugs move from the maternal circulation into the fetal circulation by diffusion. Treating opioid use disorder during pregnancy external icon. Kwan1,2, catherine metayer2, vonda crouse3, and patricia a.
Original contribution maternal illness and drug medication. Reports also suggest that cocaine use can cause babies to be born with smaller heads, something which is often linked to. Alcohol in the mothers blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. The use of medications in pregnancy should be evaluated for the benefits and risks to both the mother and fetus. Some of them may attain high enough concentrations in the fetal circulation to be detrimental to the fetus. The current report is devoted to drug use during pregnancy more specifically, the maternal, neonatal and. However, the recommendation to avoid all drugs during early pregnancy is unrealistic and may be dangerous 4, 5. Inadequate recommendations on drug use during pregnancy may lead to unnecessary therapy cessation or inadequate therapy of chronic or acute illnesses leading to increased risk for adverse. National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause lifelong physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities. Identify ways of working with women with a drug addiction. Drug use during pregnancy request pdf researchgate. Food and drug administration fda is aware of and understands the concerns arising. If youre pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant and want a healthy baby, then its very important to avoid drug use during pregnancy. Alcohol is quite often used concurrently with other drugs of abuse, typically marijuana, cocaine and cigarettes. Samhsa approaches to supporting families affected by opioid use pdf icon pdf 203 kb.
Understanding effects of illicit drugs used during pregnancy. Maternal drug use during pregnancy may pose a teratogenic risk to the foetus. Illicit drug use during pregnancy objectives define addiction describe the factors associated with drug use during pregnancy describe the effects of drug use during pregnancy on fetalneonatal outcome. Obstetrical complications of cigarette smoking include.