2012-06-21
Parenteral Pethidine for labour pain relief and substance use disorder: 20-Year follow-up cohort study in offspring
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BMJ Open , Volume 2 - Issue 3
Objective: To determine whether use of intrapartum Pethidine pain analgesia increases the risk for substance use disorder in adult offspring. Design: Analysis of data from a cohort study. Setting: Academic hospital in Leiden, the Netherlands. Participants: 133 cases and 164 control individuals, aged 18-20 years at follow-up. Main outcome measure: Incidence of substance use disorder or use of alcohol and tobacco. Results: The lifetime use of addictive substances in children exposed to intrapartum Pethidine analgesia was 45% of 133 children versus 48% of 164 not-exposed subjects (adjusted OR=0.79, 95% CI 0.48 to 1.29). Recent use of alcohol, tobacco and hard drugs showed no statistical difference either. Conclusion: Pethidine for labour pain medication appears not to be associated with substance misuse or smoking in later life.
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Pereira, R. R., Kanhai, H., Rosendaal, F. R., van Dommelen, P., Swaab, D., Pereira, E. R., & van de Wetering, B. (2012). Parenteral Pethidine for labour pain relief and substance use disorder: 20-Year follow-up cohort study in offspring. BMJ Open, 2(3). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000719 |
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