DROGAS DE ABUSO: RISCO DURANTE A GESTAÇÃO

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ABSTRACT

Objective: he aim of this study was to list the risks that the main drugs of abuse used by pregnant women cause to their newborns.

Methods: The data was collected through a literature review from 2010 to 2023, in Portuguese, using the SciELO, LILACS, USP and Google Scholar databases.

Results: drugs of abuse can cause consequences for the mother and the newborn, which can be irreversible in the pre- and post-natal period. Like alcohol, FAS stands out as the most serious pathology. Marijuana is a pioneer in causing microcephaly. Smoking during pregnancy causes reduced intrauterine growth, premature labor, placental abruption, recurrent bleeding during pregnancy, placental coverage of the cervix, prolonged labor, tubal pregnancy and brain malformations. When the fetus is exposed to cocaine, it causes fetal malnutrition, rickets and cognitive impairment, as well as sudden death, while crack consumption by pregnant women can develop fetal tachycardia and intrauterine cerebral vascular infarction.

Conclusions: the harm caused by drugs of abuse was listed in terms of risks and effects caused by consumption during pregnancy, for the pregnant woman, the fetus and the newborn.

Keywords: Drugs of abuse. Complications in pregnancy. Consequences for pregnant women.