Methamphetamine and pregnancy

Using methamphetamine during pregnancy can effect the development of the foetus. Use of any amphetamine type stimulant is associated with bleeding, premature labour and miscarriage. Babies born to mothers who have used amphetamines during pregnancy are at increased risk of abnormalities such as small head size, eye problems, cleft palate, delayed motor development, limb defects and changes in the brain.

If amphetamines are used in the later stages of pregnancy babies can be born suffering the effects of amphetamine, making them restless, unsettled and agitated. These babies may suffer from withdrawal effects as their bodies get used to life without amphetamines in their system.