The effects of intrauterine cocaine exposure in newborns

D.A. Bateman, S.K.C. Ng, C.A. Hansen and M.C. Heagarty

American Journal of Public Health, 1993, vol. 83, issue 2, 190-193

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine the effects of intrauterine cocaine exposure in newborns, in an inner-city population in which cocaine use during pregnancy was common. Methods. During a 1-year period, 12.8% (361 of 2810) of all live singleton infants at Harlem Hospital in New York were identified as cocaine exposed, either by universal urine toxicologic screening or by maternal history. Cocaine-exposed infants were compared with a control group of 387 infants not known to be exposed to cocaine or other illicit drugs. Results. Low birthweight (

Date: 1993
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