Journal of Perinatology

TABLE 2

FROM:

Health-care Utilization among Mothers and Infants Following Cocaine Exposure

Seetha Shankaran, Charles R Bauer, Henrietta S Bada, Barry Lester, Linda L Wright and Abhik Das

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Table 2. Reasons for Hospitalizations (a) and Maternal Medical Use (b) During Pregnancy

(a) Reasons for Hospitalizations During Pregnancy (among Hospitalized Women)
 <1500 g>1500 g
 CocaineNon-EXPUnadjusted odds ratioAdjusted odds ratioCocaineNon-EXPUnadjusted odds ratioAdjusted odds ratio
 (n=15)(n=96)(99% CI)(99% CI)(n=101)(n=705)(99% CI)(99% CI)
Preterm labor6 (40%)51 (53%)0.59 (0.14–2.52)0.68 (0.13–3.46)29 (29%)311 (44%)0.51 (0.28–0.93)0.50 (0.27–0.94)
Violence2 (13%)06 (6%)3 (0.4%)14.78 (2.34–93.33)11.40 (1.69–77.00)
Detoxification0013 (13%)3 (0.4%)34.56 (6.47–184.62)49.46 (7.60–322.05)
Chronic illness06 (6%)7 (7%)33 (5%)1.52 (0.50–4.59)1.63 (0.52–5.14)
Surgery016 (17%)3 (3%)57 (8%)0.35 (0.07–1.64)0.35 (0.07–1.68)
Infectious illness4 (27%)3 (3%)11.27 (1.34–95.04)8.92 (0.57–139.12)12 (12%)71 (10%)1.20 (0.51–2.83)1.10 (0.45–2.70)
         
(b) Health Care Resource Utilization: Maternal Medication Use during Pregnancy (among Those Who Utilized Medication)
 <1500 g>1500 g
 CocaineNon-EXPUnadjusted odds ratioAdjusted odds ratioCocaineNon-EXPUnadjusted odds ratioAdjusted odds ratio
 (n=88)(n=357)(99% CI)(99% CI)(n=350)(n=5851)(99% CI)(99% CI)
Tocolytics27 (31%)143 (40%)0.66 (0.34–1.28)0.78 (0.39–1.57)48 (7%)508 (9%)0.84 (0.56–1.26)0.81 (0.54–1.23)
Antibiotics50 (57%)215 (60%)0.87 (0.47–1.62)0.78 (0.40–1.52)331 (51%)2367 (40%)1.52 (1.23–1.88)1.40 (1.12–1.75)
Analgesics41 (47%)151 (42%)1.19 (0.64–2.20)1.51 (0.77–2.96)303 (47%)3176 (54%)0.73 (0.59–0.91)0.93 (0.74–1.17)
Anesthetics55 (62%)246 (69%)0.75 (0.40–1.42)1.04 (0.52–2.08)393 (60%)4209 (72%)0.60 (0.48–0.74)0.76 (0.60–0.95)
Steroids36 (41%)208 (58%)0.49 (0.26–0.92)0.47 (0.24–0.94)32 (5%)315 (5%)0.91 (0.56–1.48)0.82 (0.49–1.35)
Antihypertensives11 (12%)97 (27%)0.38 (0.16–0.93)0.43 (0.17–1.08)41 (6%)444 (7%)0.82 (0.53–1.27)0.67 (0.43–1.05)

 Adjusted for study site, infant gender, maternal race and maternal education.

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