Anesthesiological management of the drug-abusing parturient: relevance of maternal substance abuse for obstetric anesthesia]

Most of the female consumers of legal and illegal substances are of childbearing age. Occasional use, use disorder and addiction commonly devolve into each other. A lot of young women quit consuming when planning a family or at the latest with the knowledge of pregnancy. The ongoing substance abuse during pregnancy requires a coordinated interdisciplinary collaboration for a sufficient care of these highly complex and individual cases.