Publications by authors named "K Forrestal"
Background: With recent changes in tobacco and marijuana use patterns, it becomes crucial to understand how the prenatal co-use of these substances impacts birth outcomes. The goal of this study was to examine the risk of adverse birth outcomes among infants born to women who used tobacco and marijuana concurrently throughout pregnancy compared to infants of women who used tobacco alone.
Methods: This study involved a retrospective chart review of pregnant women identified via self-report or biochemical testing who used tobacco products alone (N = 71) or tobacco and marijuana simultaneously (N = 127) at any point throughout pregnancy.
Background: The goal of this study was to examine if in utero cannabis exposure predicted reduced birth size and if these effects were evident in specific growth parameters as early as the second trimester.
Methods: Eligible women had an initial prenatal visit between January 1, 2010, and March 31, 2020, completed an anatomy ultrasound between 18-24 weeks' gestation, and had no self-reported alcohol, tobacco, or other biochemically verified drug use. The two primary study groups were cannabis users (n = 109) identified through self-report and urine toxicology screens, and a randomly selected control group of non-substance users (n = 171).
Article Synopsis
- Antenatal opioid use is linked to significant reductions in fetal growth parameters, such as head circumference and limb length, as observed during anatomy ultrasounds at 18-22 weeks' gestation.
- *Pregnant women using opioids were compared to a control group without opioid exposure, and growth deficits were notably present in the opioid-exposed group, particularly with head circumference and biparietal diameter.
- *The study underscores the need for greater awareness of the potential growth restrictions in fetuses due to prenatal opioid exposure, as it was associated with five times more instances of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).*
Objective: To examine whether timing of marijuana exposure independently and negatively impacts fetal growth, and if these effects are global or specific to certain growth parameters.
Study Design: The two study groups were marijuana users ( = 109) and a randomly selected control group of biochemically verified non-users ( = 171). Study data were obtained manual abstraction of electronic medical records.
Introduction: Existing cosmetic scales for wounds are based only on practitioners' evaluations. They have not been validated using the patient's assessment.
Objective: To validate a previously developed wound cosmesis scale by determining the relationship between patient and practitioner assessments of cosmetic outcome following traumatic wound repair.