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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Many of our patients report having ingested cocaine hoping to decrease the duration of labor. We reviewed the computerized records of 592 women who abused cocaine. Compared with 4687 controls, women who ingested cocaine were older and had higher parity. Birth weight, birth weight percentile, and gestational age at delivery were significantly decreased among their neonates, and the incidence of abruptio placentae was nearly doubled among these women. Although these factors tend to shorten labor, the total duration of labor was not significantly different between the two groups. These data add to the accumulating evidence that cocaine abuse is associated with increased obstetric morbidity, but do not support the belief that cocaine shortens labor.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0029-7844
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cocaine abuse is associated with abruptio placentae and decreased birth weight, but not shorter labor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article