The Maternal Lifestyle Study: drug use by meconium toxicology and maternal self-report.

BM, Lester; M, ElSohly; LL, Wright; VL, Smeriglio; J, Verter; CR, Bauer; S, Shankaran; HS, Bada; HH, Walls; MA, Huestis; LP, Finnegan; PL, Maza

doi:10.1542/peds.107.2.309

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The Maternal Lifestyle Study: drug use by meconium toxicology and maternal self-report.

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Lester BM

ElSohly M

Wright LL

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study was to describe drug use by pregnant women participating in the 4-site Maternal Lifestyle Study of in utero cocaine and/or opiate exposure.Methods Meconium specimens of 8527 newborns were analyzed by immunoassay with GC/MS confirmation for metabolites of cocaine...

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