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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2015 Nov;17(11):91. doi: 10.1007/s11920-015-0626-5

Table 1.

Summary of Perinatal Substance Use Effects on Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes

Tobacco Alcohol Cannabis Stimulants Opiates
Pregnancy outcomes
 Preterm birth ✓ [7,40] ✓ [72,164] ✓ [112] ✓ [122,123,165] ✓ [165,166]
 Small for gestational age ✓ [7,8,165] ✓ [72,164] ✓ [112] ✓ [122,123,139] ✓ [167]
 Low birthweight ✓ [7,8,165] ✓ [164] ✔ [112] ✓ [122,123,139] ✓ [168]
 Miscarriage/Spontaneous abortion ✔ [38] ✓ [169,170] ✔ [140]
 Placental abruption ✔ [6-8] ✓ [122,123]
 Premature rupture of membranes ✔ [7] ✓ [122,123]
 Ectopic pregnancy ✔ [39]
Infant effects
 Cognitive deficits ✔ [46] ✔ [171] ✓ [10,111] ✓ [11] ✓ [147]
 Teratogenicity ✔ [171]
 Infant mortality/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ✓ [7,8] ✓ [147]
 Neonatal Withdrawal/Abstinence Syndrome ✔ [148] ✓ [146,147]
 Behavioral Problems ✔ [46] ✔ [171] ✔ [113] ✔ [141] ✔ [172]