Table 1.
Maternal Characteristics
| Traditional | Combined | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients no. | 75 | 46 | |
| Maternal age (years) | 26 ± 4a | 26 ± 4 | NS |
| Primigravida no. (%) | 11 (15) | 10 (22) | NS |
| Cesarean delivery no. (%) | 24 (32) | 8 (17) | <0.05 |
| Smoking no. (%) | 55 (73) | 36 (78) | NS |
| Hepatitis B no. (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | NS |
| Hepatitis C no. (%) | 17 (23) | 10 (22) | NS |
| Breast feeding no. (%) | 6 (8) | 11 (24) | <0.01 |
| Methadone alone no. (%) | 48 (64) | 29 (63) | NS |
| Methadone and THCb no. (%) | 12 (16) | 11 (24) | NS |
| Methadone and illicit drugsc no. (%) | 15 (20) | 6 (13) | NS |
| Buprenorphine alone no. (%) | 4 (67) | 4 (80) | NS |
| Buprenorphine and THC no. (%) | 1 (17) | 1 (20) | NS |
| Buprenorphine and illicit drugs no. (%) | 1 (17) | 0 | NS |
| ≥ High School Diploma no. (%) | 42 (56) | 19 (41) | NS |
| Unemployed no. (%) | 65 (87) | 38 (83) | NS |
a
= Mean ± SD
b
= THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
c
= Illicit drugs (cocaine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, heroine)