ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2011
Drug testing for newborn exposure to illicit substances in pregnancy: pitfalls and pearls.
Article in International journal of pediatrics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Drug exposure during pregnancy: Current understanding and approaches to measure maternal-fetal drug exposure.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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- A Case Study Evaluating the Efficacy of an Ad Hoc Hospital Collection Device for Fentanyl in Infant Oral Fluid.Journal of analytical toxicology · 2020Article
- Opioid Use in Pregnant Women and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome-A Review of the Literature.Toxics · 2019Review
- Association Between Meconium Acetaminophen and Childhood Neurocognitive Development in GESTE, a Canadian Cohort Study.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2019Article
- Screening Pregnant Women and Their Neonates for Illicit Drug Use: Consideration of the Integrated Technical, Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Review
- Retrospective analysis of the diagnostic yield of newborn drug testing.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Article
- Cannabis, the pregnant woman and her child: weeding out the myths.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2014Review
- The feasibility and cost of neonatal screening for prenatal alcohol exposure by measuring phosphatidylethanol in dried blood spots.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2013Article
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Abstract
Estimates of the prevalence of drug usage during pregnancy vary by region and survey tool used. Clinicians providing care to newborns should be equipped to recognize a newborn who has been exposed to illicit drugs during pregnancy by the effects the exposure might cause at the time of delivery and/or by drug testing of the newborn. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature and assess the clinical role of drug testing in the newborn. Accurate recognition of a newborn whose mother has used illicit drugs in pregnancy cannot only impact decisions for healthcare in the nursery around the time of delivery, but can also provide a key opportunity to assess the mother for needed services. While drug use in pregnancy is not an independent predictor of the mother's ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for her newborn, other issues that often cooccur in the life of a mother with a substance abuse disorder raise concerns for the safety of the discharge environment and should be assessed. Healthcare providers in these roles should advocate for unbiased and effective treatment services for affected families.
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