ReviewAcademic forensic pathology2018
Investigating Mechanisms of Stillbirth in the Setting of Prenatal Substance Use.
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- Placental MRI texture features in prenatal exposure to opioids and tobacco.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Abnormal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Placental Insufficiency in a Preclinical Model.Developmental neuroscience · 2025Article
- Mothers with Concurrent Opioid and Cocaine Use and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke: how informative is the placenta?Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2024Article
- Sex-specific alterations in cognitive control following moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and transient systemic hypoxia ischemia in the rat.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Beyond body mass index: a synthesis of lifestyle factors that may influence in vitro fertilisation outcomes.British journal of midwifery · 2023Article
- Effect of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on the Human Placental Methylome.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionIntrauterine fetal demise affects between 0.4-0.8% of pregnancies worldwide. This significant adverse pregnancy outcome continues to be poorly understood.
methodsA PubMed literature search was conducted to query the most commonly used substances and biologic mechanisms of stillbirth. Search terms included "stillbirth," "intrauterine fetal demise," "placenta," "cocaine," "tobacco," "alcohol," "methamphetamines," "opioids/ opiates," and "cannabis."
resultsThere are very few studies identifying a direct link between substance use and stillbirth. Several studies demonstrate associations with placental lesions of insufficiency including poor invasion, vasoconstriction, and sequestration of toxic substances that inhibit nutrient transport. Restricted fetal growth is the most common finding in pregnancies complicated by all types of substance use. DISCUSSION: More research is needed to understand the biologic mechanisms of stillbirth. Such knowledge will be foundational to understanding how to prevent and treat the adverse effects of substances during pregnancy.
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