Substance Use In Pregnancy: Impacts of State Policies on Maternal and Child Outcomes

Authors

• Laura J. Faherty, Maine Medical CenterFollow

Files

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center, Pediatrics

Publication Date

10-5-2023

Publisher

Maine Medical Center

City

Portland

Keywords

Pediatrics, Substance Abuse, Pregnancy, State Policies, RAND, Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Comments

OBJECTIVES:

(1) Describe different ways state policymakers have responded to substance use in pregnancy.

(2) Explain how professional organizations and federal agencies recommend approaching substance use in pregnancy from a policy perspective.

(3) Describe the association between punitive policies and rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome/neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.

(4) Identify the associations between punitive state policies related to substance use in pregnancy and a range of outcomes at the level of the infant, mother, and dyad.

Recommended Citation

Faherty, Laura J., "Substance Use In Pregnancy: Impacts of State Policies on Maternal and Child Outcomes" (2023). Pediatrics Grand Rounds. 32.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/pediatrics_gr/32