Use of tobacco, alcohol, illicit and medicines during pregnancy, social aspects, and their maternal-fetal repercussions

Abstract

Objective: To assess the prevalence of pregnant women who use licit and illicit drugs and to correlate it with social aspects and maternal-fetal repercussions. Methods: This is a case-control study where medical records of pregnant women who use illicit drugs and smoking will be studied. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: The sample consisted of 5841 pregnant women, with a mean age of 26.5 + 7.28 years. Smoking was associated with younger age at first sexual intercourse, younger age at first pregnancy, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), alcohol consumption, drug use and school dropout. The consumption of illicit drugs was associated with high UTI, higher number of pregnancies, smoking, alcohol consumption, asymptomatic bacteriuria, lower education and school dropout. Alcohol consumption was associated with younger age at first pregnancy, younger age at first sexual intercourse, smoking, drug use, anemia and school dropout. Conclusion: The involvement of pregnant women with drugs, whether licit or illicit, shows an association with unfavorable obstetric outcome and school dropout.