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We also determined the mothers' compliance with court orders, the availability and use of rehabilitative services, factors used by the court to determine the final disposition, and the eventual placement of the infants.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Methods.\u2003The cohort sample consisted of all infants from San Mateo County (CA) born at Stanford University Hospital during a 2-year period whose urine tests in the well-baby nursery were positive for illicit substances. Fifty-three newborns were identified, and their medical records and court documents were matched and reviewed from birth until termination of judicial review (or 5 years). Data were summarized and analyzed by logistic regressions to identify predictors of specific outcomes.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results.\u2003All 53 infants had normal physical examinations and uneventful hospital courses. Their ethnic distribution, with 68% being African-American and 7% being Hispanic, differed from the rest of the nursery population, which was predominantly Hispanic. Twenty-six (46%) of the 53 infants were returned to their mothers within 1 week of birth; 39 (76%) of the infants were reunited with some relative within the first month of life. At 12 months of age, 10 infants (19%) remained in foster care; however, none remained in foster care beyond 18 months. The length of time infants were dependents of the court ranged from 1 month to &amp;gt;5 years; 70% of the cases were \u201cclosed\u201d between 6 and 30 months of life. Nine (17%) were dependents of the court for &amp;gt;36 months. Final placement of the infants was 35 (66%) reunited with at least one parent, 9 (17%) in long-term guardianship relationships with other relatives, and 9 (17%) adopted. All of the mothers were ordered to complete a drug rehabilitation program; 24 mothers (44%) fully complied and had repeatedly drug-free urine tests; 2 others (4%) had drug-free urine tests after incomplete participation in drug rehabilitation. Twenty-two (42%) of the mothers never complied with drug rehabilitation. Subsequent drug use was evident in less than half of the mothers during the period of study. Only one mother was reported for child abuse. Characteristics that most strongly predicted failure in family reunification were a history of failed drug rehabilitation, previous involvement of Child Protective Services, or previous removal of a child because of substance abuse.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusion.\u2003Identifying and reporting newborns exposed to maternal substance abuse during pregnancy can be associated with beneficial changes in the environment of the infants and successful rehabilitation of many mothers. The use of judicial supervision, rehabilitative and supportive services, and long-term involvement of social services without criminal prosecution are key to successful outcome. 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