Early development of opioid-exposed infants born to mothers in buprenorphine-replacement therapy

The purpose of the study was to examine cognitive development (using the Bayley MDI) and mother-child interaction (using the Emotion Availability Scales, 3rd edition) among infants of opioid-abusing mothers. Participants were 87 dyads (15 opioid-exposed, 15 maternal depression and 57 unexposed mothe...

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Published in:Journal of reproductive and infant psychology 2010-05, Vol.28 (2), p.161-179
Main Authors: Salo, Sara, Politi, Johanna, Tupola, Sarimari, Biringen, Zeynep, Kalland, Mirjam, Halmesmäki, Erja, Kahila, Hanna, Kivitie-Kallio, Satu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
cognitive development
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Drug addiction
Drug therapy
drug-replacement therapy
early interaction
Environmental aspects
Maternal & child health
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mothers
prenatal opioid-exposure
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk factors
Treatments
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to examine cognitive development (using the Bayley MDI) and mother-child interaction (using the Emotion Availability Scales, 3rd edition) among infants of opioid-abusing mothers. Participants were 87 dyads (15 opioid-exposed, 15 maternal depression and 57 unexposed mother-infant dyads). The study group included 15 infants (mean age=7.0 months, sd=2.8 months) of mothers who participated in buprenorphine-replacement therapy. Study variables were evaluated during the second half of the first year and compared with the infants of depressed (mean age = 8.06 months, sd =2.4 months) and nonabusing mothers (mean age = 9.96 months, sd =2.9 months). The opioid-exposed infants earned the lowest Bayley-II MDI scores. Furthermore, they scored the lowest in infant involvement. The role of environmental risk factors, in turn, was highlighted in that the opioid-abusing mothers scored the lowest in maternal sensitivity, structuring and nonintrusiveness. Maternal childhood foster care and criminal record were significantly related to lower sensitivity and higher intrusiveness. Finally, the environmental risk status of the opioid-exposed infants was further underlined in that there were more separations from the mother in the end of the first year as well as an elevated risk for physical abuse.
ISSN:0264-6838
1469-672X
DOI:10.1080/02646830903219109