Tobacco, Drug Use in Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Stillbirth

Published December 21, 2013

Tobacco, drug use in pregnancy can double risk of stillbirth
Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers based …
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Warrant: Mom admits to cocaine use while pregnant
LAKE CITY, SC (WMBF) – A Lake City mother was arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after her newborn died with cocaine metabolite in their system. According to warrants for the arrest of 28-year-old Natasha Allen, she gave birth to a son in her …
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NAS: Rise in substance abuse during pregnancy
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and the Ohio Department of Health issued an epidemiological report last month regarding "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Drug Use Among Pregnant Women in Ohio …
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