medigraphic.com
Boletín Clínico de la Asociación Médica del Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora

2007, Number 1

<< Back Next >>

Bol Clin Hosp Infant Edo Son 2007; 24 (1)

A preliminary Report on Fetal Abuse at the HIES from 2002-2007.

Guicho AE, Miranda CVM

Language: Spanish
References: 22
Page: 15-21
PDF size: 65.16 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective. To identify the incidence of fetal abuse as a part of child abuse. Material and Methods. We reviewed in a retrospective manner all cases of fetal abuse registered by the Clinic of Integral Attention to Minors in Difficult Situations (CAIMSD) in the Children’s Hospital of the Sonora State (HIES) and at the Integral Woman Hospital (HIMES) in the period comprehended from the 2002 to the 2007. The variables considered were: Age (new borns), sex mother drug history (alcohol, marihuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, metadona). Results. In the period from 2002 thru 2007, 505 patients of suspicion of child abuse, finding in 162 of newborn with diagnosis of fetal abuse and it represent a 32.8% of the total. Of which 84 were female (51.85%) and 78 male (48.14%). Conclusions. Fetal abuse is the most common of child abuse in the hospitalized patient, the early detection, prevents other forms of violence in the future, reason why we suggest an investigation on behavior patterns of parents addiction, adjacent factors to drug users in search of programs that have a effective influence, and avoiding this psycho-social pathology that put; in direct harms way all children.


REFERENCES

  1. LUGONES BOTELL M, MADRUGA FERNANDEZ M, ECHEVARRIA GOMEZ G. Cocainomanía, adicción y embarazo: tres años después. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr, may.-ago. 2005, vol.21, no.3-4, p.0-0. ISSN 0864-2125.

  2. Lugones Botell M, López José Israel: Cocaína: complicaciones obstétricas, médicas y perinatales. Características clínicas y tratamiento a estas pacientes. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr vol.21 no.3-4 Ciudad de La Habana May-Aug. 2005.

  3. María Mena R; Patricia Navarrete M; Sergio Corvalán V: Drogadicción embriofetal por abuso de pasta base de cocaína durante el embarazo. Revista médica de Chile, Vol. 128, No.10. Octubre 2000: 1-10.

  4. Julios Landwirth, MD: Fetal Abuse and Neglect: an emerging controversy. Pediatrics, Vol. 79 No. 4 Abril 1987: 508-14.

  5. J Diez-Delgado Rubio: Análisis Descriptivo del Síndrome de abstinencia Neonatal, Rev Esp Pediatr 2001; 57(6): 491-6.

  6. Echeverría Lecuona J: Drogas en el embarazo y morbilidad neonatal. An Pediatr 2003; 58: 519-22.

  7. Arturo Loredo Abdalá: Abuso y negligencia en el desarrollo fetal: Nueva controversia acerca del Síndrome del niño maltratado, Revista Mexicana de Pediatría, Noviembre-Diciembre 1989, paginas 312-20.

  8. Arturo Loredo Abdalá: Maltrato en niños y adolescentes: Abuso fetal: una condición infamante. Cap. 8: 150-69.

  9. Dr. Juan Casado Flores; Dr. Antonio Baño Rodrigo: Maltrato en el niño, Padres adictos a drogas: heroína, cocaína y marihuana. 2000: 31-42.

  10. Casado Flores J; Baño Rodrigo A: Hijos de padres toxicómanos: un grupo de riesgo. Anales Españoles de Pediatría, 1993; 39: 125-9.

  11. Richardson GA; Hamel SC; Goldschmidt: Growth of infant prenatal exposed to cocaine. Pediatrics 1999; 104: 293-7.

  12. John M. Leventheal, Brian W. C. Forsyth: Maltreatment of children born to women who used cocaine during pregnancy: a population based study. Pediatrics 1997; 100; 702-6.

  13. Andrew S. Lustbader; Linda C. Mayes: Incidence of passive exposure to crack/cocaine and clinical findings in infants seen in a outpatient service. Pediatrics 1998; 102: 502-9.

  14. Susan M. Potter; Philip R. Selazo: Adverse effects of fetal cocaine exposure on neonatal auditory information processing. Pediatrics 2000; 105: 401-9.

  15. Emmalee S. Bandstra; Connie E. Morrow: Intrauterine growth of full terms infants: Impact of prenatal cocaine exposure. Pediatrics 2001; 108: 1309-19.

  16. Marylou Benhke; Chyntia Wilson Garvan: The search of congenital malformations in newborns with fetal cocaine exposure. Pediatrics 2001; 107: 104-10.

  17. Barry M. Lester; Charles R. Bauer: The maternal lifestyle study: drug use by meconium toxicology and maternal self-report. Pediatrics 2001; 107: 309-17.

  18. Delaney Black V; Covington CH: Prenatal cocaine exposure. Pediatrics 1998; 102: 945-9.

  19. Finnegan LP, Emich JP, Connangton JF, Abstinence score in the treatment of the infants of drug dependent mothers. Pediatr Res, 1973, 7: 319-26.

  20. Centro Nacional contra las Adicciones y Centro de Integración Juvenil. Año 2002.

  21. Martín Mardomingo MA, Solis Sanchez G, Malaga Guerrero S, Cuadrillero Quesada C, Perez Mendez C, Matesandz Pérez JL: Consumo de Drogas durante el embarazo y morbilidad neonatal: Cambios epidemiológicos en los últimos 10 años. An Pediatr (Barc) 2003; 58(6): 574-9.

  22. Aguilar Ceniceros A, Soria Rodríguez C, Hernández García A, Loredo Abdalá A: Morbilidad neonatal por drogadicción en la mujer embarazada. Acta Pediatr Méx 2005; 26(5): 244-9.




2020     |     www.medigraphic.com