Amani R

[ 1 ] - P-180: The Fate of Motherhood, Fetuses and Neonates in Drug Addicted Pregnant Women

Background: Pregnancy in opioid-dependent women is a major public health issue. According to a national household survey in 2001, 3.7% of pregnant women in the United States used illicit drugs. In 2009 this number increased to 4.5% . Women who are afflicted by opioid addiction form a highly vulnerable group of patients frequently facing unplanned pregnancy with adverse outcomes including perina...