Infant death associated with maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and delivery: A case report

Highlights • A male infant was delivered at home and was estimated to be stillborn. • The mother had used a stimulant during the pregnancy and before the delivery. • In the blood, 1.60 mg/L of methamphetamine was detected. • The concentration suggests the association between the intoxication and the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2015-09, Vol.17 (5), p.409-414
Hauptverfasser:	Sakai, Kentaro, Iwadate, Kimiharu, Maebashi, Kyoko, Matsumoto, Sari, Takasu, Shojiro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Amphetamine - blood Autopsy Drug abuse Female Fetal Death - etiology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Internal Medicine Lung - pathology Male Maternal-Fetal Exchange Methamphetamine Methamphetamine - blood Methamphetamine - metabolism Methamphetamine - poisoning Pregnancy Toxicology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • A male infant was delivered at home and was estimated to be stillborn. • The mother had used a stimulant during the pregnancy and before the delivery. • In the blood, 1.60 mg/L of methamphetamine was detected. • The concentration suggests the association between the intoxication and the death. • Compared to the past report, the concentration is the highest in the infant cases.
ISSN:	1344-6223 1873-4162
DOI:	10.1016/j.legalmed.2015.06.004