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Born Hooked

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 280


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Gain guidance and support when treating the high-risk population of women confronting (or battling) opioid-use disorders during pregnancy.
Increased attention has been given in recent years to the effects of perinatal substance abuse on infants and children. The demand for programs targeting these populations has spiraled. Based on the experiences of 147 prevention and treatment projects, this guide was prepared as a resource for practitioners and program administrators seeking to establish and strengthen similar programs by providing practical knowledge on common implementation issues. Combining theory with practice, the guide provides common-sense advice, practical suggestions, and experience-based strategies in a user-friendly format.
In Policing the Womb, Michele Goodwin explores how states abuse laws and infringe on rights to police women and their pregnancies. This book looks at the impact of these often arbitrary laws which can result in the punishment, incarceration, and humiliation of women, particularly poor women and women of color. Frequently based on unscientific claims of endangering a fetus, these laws allow extraordinary powers to state authorities over reproductive freedom and pregnancies. In this book, Michele Goodwin discusses real examples of women whose pregnancies have been controlled by the law and what has led to the United States being the deadliest country in the developed world for a woman to be pregnant.
These guidelines have been developed to enable professionals to assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or drugs or who have a substance use disorder, to achieve healthy outcomes for themselves and their fetus or infant. They have been developed in response to requests from organizations, institutions and individuals for technical guidance on the identification and management of alcohol, and other substance use and substance use disorders in pregnant women. They were developed in tandem with the WHO recommendations for the prevention and management of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure in pregnancy.
Recommends appropriate interagency and interdisciplinary approaches to provide prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for drug-exposed children and their families. Also addresses identification of drug-exposed children, hospital discharge planning, model programs, data collection, training needs, and more.