Table 2 Maternal substance use and infant outcomes.

From: Comparing maternal substance use and perinatal outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Pre-pandemic N = 330

During pandemic N = 240

P value

Substance use, n (%)

Maternal self-reported use

281 (85)

216 (90)

0.10

Maternal UDSb

268 (90)

185 (90)

0.88

Infant UDSb

144 (54)

100 (50)

0.40

UCDSc

247 (88)

186 (92)

0.18

Opioid maintenance therapy, n (%)

66 (20)

34 (14)

0.08

Mean gestational age, weeks

35.4 ± 4.0

35.0 ± 4.0

0.25

Premature birth, n (%)

159 (48)

139 (58)

0.02

Male sex, n (%)

163 (49)

115 (52)

0.73

Median APGAR scores [IQRa]

1 minute

8 [6–8]

8 [6–9]

0.84

5 minutes

9 [8,9]

9 [8,9]

0.92

Mean length of stay, days

19.6 ± 21.8

20.9 ± 28.3

0.51

Mean birth weight, grams

2455.4 ± 860.8

2314.8 ± 815.3

0.05

Mean discharge weight, grams

2748.2 ± 772.8

2665.4 ± 804.9

0.22

NOWSd diagnosis, n (%)

52 (16)

48 (20)

0.22

  1. Results reported as mean ± SD, count/number n (%), or median [IQR]. aIQR interquartile range, bUDS urine drug screen, cUCDS umbilical cord drug screen, dNOWS neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.