Identificação de perfil de drogas de abuso em leite materno de puerpéras em um hospital no Vale do Rio Pardo.

Abstract

Pregnancy is quite complex which occurs many changes is a biologically natural event in women's lives, which brings many special moments and different feelings. Breast milk is the healthiest food and nominated for the baby because it contains biological and nutritional characteristics. While minimizing hunger, breast milk can save lives and contribute to the growth and healthy development of the child until at least two years. The use of psychoactive substances (SPA) and the medications without a referral from a doctor, during pregnancy, seek special attention, because of its consequences, which may be present throughout the life of the individual exposed to SPAs. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of drugs of abuse and their major metabolites in breast milk of mothers of a hospital in Rio Pardo Valley. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a breast milk bank 40 women interned in a hospital in Rio Pardo Valley. After collecting the breast milk samples were performed analyzes using the Multi-Drug One Step Test Kit. All samples of breast milk found to be negative for methamphetamine amphetamines, morphine, tetrahydrocannabinol, cocaine, and benzodiazepines. It was concluded that the immunoassay was valid for the analysis of drugs in breast milk.