Abstract
Substance use during pregnancy has important implications for health care providers,
policy makers, and can negatively impact a woman's health and the health of her children.
Understanding trends, patterns of use and outcomes are critical to prevention campaigns,
building awareness, and providing effective care. This review will discuss the current
therapeutic approaches and recommendations for screening and patient management for
substance use in pregnancy and during the postpartum period, and it is geared towards
any care providers who care for patients or those who may care for patients who may
be at risk for substance use during pregnancy.
Résumé
La consommation de substances psychoactives pendant la grossesse est un facteur important
dont doivent tenir compte les fournisseurs de soins de santé et les décideurs, car
elle peut affecter la santé de la mère et de ses enfants. Il est essentiel de comprendre
les tendances ainsi que les habitudes de consommation et leurs conséquences pour mettre
sur pied des campagnes de prévention, sensibiliser la population et offrir des soins
efficaces. Cette revue, qui aborde les approches thérapeutiques et les recommandations
actuelles en matière de dépistage et de prise en charge de la consommation pendant
et après la grossesse, s'adresse à tous les fournisseurs qui suivent ou pourraient
suivre des patientes qui risquent de consommer pendant leur grossesse.
Key Words
Abbreviations:
BI (brief interventions), FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder), NAS (neonatal abstinence syndrome), NRD (nicotine replacement therapy), OAT (opioid agonist treatment)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
July 19,
2017
Received:
May 11,
2017
Footnotes
Competing interests: None declared.
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