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Newborn infants with cocaine exposure during neonate manifests abnormal neurobehavioral. This is typically found between 48 hours and 72 hours of life. Cocaine is a vasoconstrictor [16] which is the main mechanism that causes harm to the fetus and placenta. As the drug is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and placenta, they will ...
Women should speak to their doctor or healthcare professional before starting or stopping any medications while pregnant. [1] Drugs taken in pregnancy including over-the counter-medications, prescription medications, nutritional supplements, recreational drugs, and illicit drugs may cause harm to the mother or the unborn child.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate or other drugs in utero. There are two types of NAS: prenatal and postnatal. Prenatal NAS is caused by discontinuation of drugs taken by the pregnant mother, while postnatal NAS is caused by discontinuation of drugs directly to the ...
The parents of a 1-year-old boy are seeking justice for their child who they say ingested cocaine at a KinderCare in Oak Creek. A 24-year-old woman has been charged with cocaine possession in ...
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Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE), theorized in the 1970s, occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine including crack cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug.Babies whose mothers used cocaine while pregnant supposedly have increased risk of several different health issues during growth and development and are colloquially known as crack babies.
A 1-month-old baby who was abandoned on a Colorado road median by his parents on Christmas Day had cocaine in his system, heartbroken family members said. Police in Adams County received a 911 ...