Maternal cocaine use without evidence of fetal exposure

Susan Potter, Julia Klein, Grace Valiante, Dale M. Stack, Apostolos Papageorgiou, William Stott, Douglas Lewis, Gideon Koren, Philip R. Zelazo

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Abstract

We report a case of lack of fetal exposure to cocaine and benzoylecgonine as evidenced by meconium and hair analysis, but exposure to nicotine and its metabolite cotinine, after extensive maternal use of cocaine and nicotine. These data suggest that the mode of maternal use of cocaine and individual differences in placental handling of the drug may protect some fetuses, and highlight the need to address interpatient variability. (J PEDIATR 1994;125:652-4).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)652-654
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume125
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1994

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