Abstract
Cocaine use in the UK is increasing and is found across all socioeconomic groups. Maternal complications linked to cocaine include: spontaneous abortion, preterm labour, placental abruption and pregnancy-induced hypertension in the mother and also intrauterine growth retardation, fetal distress, gastric, skeletal and cardiac abnormalities in the fetus. This article examines the complex physiological effects of cocaine on both mother and fetus, demonstrating that the complications highlighted occur irrespective of poverty
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | British Journal of Midwifery |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 1995 |