Patient-centered Care to Address Barriers for Pregnant Women with Opioid Dependence
Mary Beth Sutter, Sarah Gopman, Lawrence Leeman
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America 2017, 44 (1): 95-107
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Pregnant women affected by substance use often encounter barriers to treatment, including housing insecurity, poverty, mental health issues, social stigma, and access to health care. Providers may lack the resources needed to provide quality care. Clinicians offering prenatal care to women with substance use disorder are encouraged to support family-centered, multidisciplinary care to women and their infants, focusing on harm reduction. Collaboration between providers of maternity care, substance abuse treatment, case management, family primary care, and pediatric developmental care can improve outcomes during pregnancy and through the early years of parenting.
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