Topic Overview

Pregnancy and Substance Use

During pregnancy, substance use can harm your baby. Learn about why to stay away from smoking, drinking, and illegal drugs, and how to get help.

Maternal Child HealthReproductive

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Definition

During pregnancy, substance use can harm your baby. Learn about why to stay away from smoking, drinking, and illegal drugs, and how to get help.

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Canonical title: Pregnancy and Substance Use
Alphabetical key: P
Category: Maternal Child Health
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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