The impact of mood disorders on the delivery and neonatal outcomes of methadone-maintained pregnant patients
Michelle Tuten, Sarah H Heil, Kevin E O'Grady, Heather Fitzsimons, Margaret S Chisolm, Hendrée E Jones, Michelle Tuten, Sarah H Heil, Kevin E O'Grady, Heather Fitzsimons, Margaret S Chisolm, Hendrée E Jones
Abstract
Methadone-maintained pregnant patients with mood disorders have compromised treatment outcomes ( [1] ). This study examined the relationship between the presence of mood disorders and delivery and neonatal outcomes. Participants were categorized into two groups: no current mood disorder (n = 30) or primary mood disorder (n = 38). The mood disorder group reported more serious lifetime and current depression than did the no current mood disorder group. Neonates from mothers with mood disorders had a longer length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit than the no current mood disorder group. Findings emphasize the need to treat mood disorders in methadone-maintained pregnant patients.
Source: PubMed