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Latent Class Analysis of Prenatal Substance Exposure and Child Behavioral Outcomes
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Latent Class Analysis of Prenatal Substance Exposure and Child Behavioral Outcomes

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), Sarah E. Maylott, Elisabeth Conradt, Monica McGrath, Emily A. Knapp, Xiuhong Li, Rashelle Musci, Judy Aschner, Lyndsay A. Avalos, Lisa A. Croen, …
The Journal of pediatrics, v 260, 113468
01 Sep 2023
PMID: 37182662
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113468View
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Abstract

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To predict behavioral disruptions in middle childhood, we identified latent classes of prenatal substance use. As part of the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, we harmonized prenatal substance use data and child behavior outcomes from 2195 women and their 6- to 11-year-old children across 10 cohorts in the US and used latent class–adjusted regression models to predict parent-rated child behavior. Three latent classes fit the data: low use (90.5%; n = 1986), primarily using no substances; licit use (6.6%; n = 145), mainly using nicotine with a moderate likelihood of using alcohol and marijuana; and illicit use (2.9%; n = 64), predominantly using illicit substances along with a moderate likelihood of using licit substances. Children exposed to primarily licit substances in utero had greater levels of externalizing behavior than children exposed to low or no substances (P = .001, d = .64). Children exposed to illicit substances in utero showed small but significant elevations in internalizing behavior than children exposed to low or no substances (P < .001, d = .16). The differences in prenatal polysubstance use may increase risk for specific childhood problem behaviors; however, child outcomes appeared comparably adverse for both licit and illicit polysubstance exposure. We highlight the need for similar multicohort, large-scale studies to examine childhood outcomes based on prenatal substance use profiles.

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