%0 Journal Article %T Neonatal therapy after maternal central neurotropic drug exposure-a retrospective cohort study. %A Wecker SN %A Dammert AS %A Scholz C %A Krüger M %A Hauer J %A Brickmann C %J J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med %V 37 %N 1 %D 2024 12 %M 38830822 %F 2.323 %R 10.1080/14767058.2024.2356038 %X Evaluation of neonatal morbidity after maternal central neurotropic drug exposure.
Retrospective single-center level-III neonatology cohort analysis of neonates after CND from 2018 to 2021. Control group of neonates born to mothers without CND cared for at the maternity ward.
Significantly more frequent therapy need of neonates with CND [OR 23 (95% CI: 7.8-62); RR 14 (95% CI: 5.4-37); p < 0.01]. Neonates after CND had lower Apgar-scores LM 1 [CND 8.1; CG 8.6; p < 0.05]; LM 5 [CND 9; CG 9.7; p < 0.01]; LM 10 [CND 9.6; CG 9.9; p < 0.05]. The first symptom occurred in 95.35% within 24 h (mean: 3.3 h). CND group showed significantly more often preterm delivery [OR 3.5; RR 3.2; p < 0.05], and especially cumulative multiple symptoms [OR 9.4; RR 6.6; p < 0.01] but no correlation to multiple maternal medication use (p = 0.3).
Neonates exposed to CND are at increased risk for postnatal therapy, often due to multiple symptoms. Neonates should be continuously monitored for at least 24 h.