Abstract
Women addicted to recreational drugs are at a higher risk for a variety of obstetrical complications that may increase perinatal morbidity for mother and child. Because most of these women consume more than one recreational drug and are found to have a clustering of other psychosocial risk factors such as poverty and single motherhood, attention should be given to the complexity of all risks involved.
MeSH terms
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Female
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Fetal Death / etiology
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Humans
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Illicit Drugs / adverse effects
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Infant, Newborn
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Labor Presentation
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Obstetric Labor Complications / physiopathology*
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Placenta Diseases / etiology
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Poverty
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Puerperal Disorders / etiology
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Risk Factors
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Single Parent
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology*