A descriptive regional study of drug and alcohol use in pregnant women using results from urine drug testing by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Allyson KreshakChristine Miller

Abstract

Patterns of drug use during pregnancy may be changing. Identifying changes in pregnant women's drug use may help to target prevention and treatment. To determine the regional prevalence of drug and alcohol use among pregnant women in Southern California. This was a prospective, descriptive study conducted at a university health system's urban and suburban ambulatory obstetric offices. Included were pregnant women of all ages and trimesters. Excluded were non-pregnant women and women who had previously presented for an obstetric appointment during the data collection time period. Women provided a urine sample as part of routine care. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of urine was performed for detection of a pre-selected sample of drugs and for alcohol. Descriptive statistics were performed. A total of 295 urine samples were included. All trimesters were represented. A total of 14.2% of urine samples were positive for at least one of the tested drugs or alcohol. Alcohol was detected in 6% of the urine samples and was the most frequently identified substance. Prescription opioid analgesics (3.7% detection rate) and marijuana (4% detection rate) were the other most frequently detected substances. Compared wit...Continue Reading

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