Diagnostics
Meconium appears to be an ideal matrix for determining fetal drug exposure
Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, May 22nd, 2006
According to a study from Canada, "Prenatal substance abuse is an ongoing concern with significant impact on neonatal health and development across socioeconomic lines. Meconium, passed by neonates during their first postnatal bowel movements, is a matrix unique to the developing fetus and contains a long history of prenatal metabolism."
"Over the last 2 decades, the use of meconium as a matrix for assessing prenatal exposure to drugs of abuse has yielded methods exhibiting higher sensitivity, easier collection, and a larger window of detection than traditional matrices....
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