Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 15, 2026

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
Cocaine intoxication associated with abruptio placentae
D Flowers1, J F Clark, L S Westney
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC 20060.
Abstract:
Acute cocaine intoxication has been associated with elevated blood pressure and placental abruption. A retrospective analysis was performed comparing gestational age at the time of placental abruption and response to conventional therapy for elevated blood pressure between patients known to have ingested cocaine and those who were drug free. Data suggest that cocaine ingestion during pregnancy increases the risk of early placental abruption and an elevation of blood pressure that is not as responsive to conventional therapy as pregnancy-induced hypertension.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Teratogenicity
Local Anesthetics: Clinical Application as Epidural Anesthesia
Since epidural anesthetics can be infused through an epidural catheter, all types of drugs, including short-acting ones, can be administered. Chloroprocaine and lidocaine are examples of short and long-duration anesthetics, respectively. Bupivacaine...
Parenteral Anesthetics: Overview
Fetal Circulation
Two umbilical arteries transport blood from the fetus to the placenta. At the placenta, the blood absorbs oxygen and nutrients while simultaneously eliminating waste products. This oxygen-enriched and nutrient-rich blood then returns to the fetus through one...
Drug Toxicity: Risk factors
Intestinal Obstruction II: Pathophysiology

