| Health-care utilization among mothers and infants following cocaine exposure. | |
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PMID: 12847529 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine utilization of health-care resources among mothers and infants following cocaine use during pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: Four clinical sites. PATIENTS/METHODS: Medical and social services resource use was examined among 8514 mother-infant dyads, 1072 of whom used cocaine and 7442 who did not. Use was stratified by <1500 g and >1500 g birth-weight strata to differentiate the low birth weight from the larger weight group adjusting for site, infant gender, and maternal race and education. OUTCOME MEASURES: Resource use evaluated among mothers included prenatal care, hospitalizations, medications and mode of delivery. Resource use for infants included therapies, procedures and length of stay. RESULTS: Fewer cocaine-exposed women, compared to those in the nonexposed group, had prenatal care or used medications during pregnancy in both <1500 g category 0.10 (0.04 to 0.22) (OR (99% CI) and 0.26 (0.10 to 0.65), respectively, and in the >1500 g category 0.14 (0.11 to 0.19) and 0.61 (0.49 to 0.74), respectively. Length of hospital stay for social reasons and referrals to child protective services were increased in cocaine-exposed infants in both <1500 g category 66.8 (4.38 to 999.9) and 77.4 (17.64 to 289.13), respectively and in the >1500 g category 70.74 (41.73 to 119.94) and 125.88 (81.78 to 193.77), respectively. In addition, among >1500 g cocaine-exposed infants, length of stay in neonatal intensive care unit was increased 1.53 (1.16 to 2.02) as was therapies 1.76 (1.45 to 2.13), procedures 1.50 (1.23 to 1.83), need for formula feeds 5.45 (2.28 to 13.02) and intravenous fluids 1.50 (1.19 to 1.87), CONCLUSION: Cocaine exposure has no deleterious or protective effects on medical resource needs of <1500 g infants or their mothers. Resource needs reflect those of morbidity of being born premature. The increase in health-care resources for >1500 g cocaine-exposed infants for surveillance and monitoring in the absence of an increase in congenital anomalies should be discouraged. |
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Authors:
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Seetha Shankaran; Charles R Bauer; Henrietta S Bada; Barry Lester; Linda L Wright; Abhik Das |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Volume: 23 ISSN: 0743-8346 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinatol Publication Date: 2003 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-08 Completed Date: 2003-09-26 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501884 Medline TA: J Perinatol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 361-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. |
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Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
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diagnosis,
therapy* Cocaine-Related Disorders / diagnosis, therapy* Cohort Studies Confidence Intervals Female Humans Infant Care / utilization Infant, Newborn Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / utilization* Logistic Models Male Multivariate Analysis Postnatal Care Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* Pregnancy Outcome Prenatal Care Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects* Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Women's Health Services / utilization* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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U01 HD36790/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD 27856/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD21385/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD21397/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; U10 HD27904/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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