Information on health care resource utilization associated with substance use during pregnancy is scarce. An objective of this study was to define health care resource utilization among 11,810 mother/infant dyads, 1,185 who were categorized as exposed (EXP) to cocaine/opiates (C/O) and 10,625 non-exposed (NON) based on maternal history of C/O use or presence of C/O metabolites in meconium by GC/MS assay. MLS study sites were Brown U, U of Miami, U of Tenn Memphis, and Wayne State U; study period was 5/93 to 5/95. Infant resource utilization is reported by birthweight (≤ and>1500g).
Results: Maternal hospitalizations (all causes) and percentage receiving prenatal care did not differ between groups.Table
Conclusion: Health care resource utilization associated with C/O exposure was increased across both BW groups regarding social need, but only in >1500g BW infants regarding medical need.
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Shankaran, S., Bauer, C., Bada, H. et al. MATERNAL LIFESTYLES STUDY (MLS): HEALTH CARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION FOLLOWING COCAINE/OPIATE EXPOSURE. † 1661. Pediatr Res 39 (Suppl 4), 279 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199604001-01685
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199604001-01685
