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Drug Misuse and Motherhood

Edited By Marcia Jackson, Hilary Klee, Suzan Lewis Copyright 2002
    332 Pages
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge

    336 Pages
    by Routledge
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    The growing use of illicit drugs among women has become a major concern for health professionals and social services. The reluctance of drug-using women to seek help from drug agencies and to disclose their use of drugs to ante-natal, midwifery and social services is now officially recognised by government agencies. However, devising an appropriate strategy that will overcome these fears will not be easy without a better understanding of their causes and effects.

    Drug Misuse and Motherhood gives drug-using mothers a voice. Based on longitudinal research and in-depth interviews it provides new insights and much-needed information in five key areas:

    * family life
    * pregnancy
    * motherhood
    * service delivery and development
    * implications for policy.

    The user-perspective of this book is balanced by the professional viewpoint on the same issues. It offers a unique source of data for researchers and fresh inspiration for practitioners working in the field.

    PART I The changing context: women, drugs and family 1 Women, family and drugs 2 Women’s use of drugs: gender specific factors 3 Concepts of motherhood 4 Preparing for motherhood 5 Antenatal care: expectations and experiences 6 Drugs and pregnancy 7 Informal support: partners and mums 8 Practitioner views of pregnant drug users PART III Motherhood 9 Hospital confinement 10 Drugs and parenting 11 Relapse: missing the window of opportunity 12 Mothering and drugs: four case studies 13 Child protection: social workers’ views PART IV Service delivery and development 14 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 15 The role of drug services for pregnant drug users: the Liverpool approach 16 The drug liaison midwife: developing a model of maternity services for drug-using women from conception to creation 17 Providing care for pregnant women who use drugs: the Glasgow Women’s Reproductive Health Service PART V Implications for policy 18 Overcoming the barriers 19 Dilemmas of child welfare and drug dependence 20 Drugs policy and practice development in the United Kingdom

    Biography

    Hilary Klee, Marcia Jackson and Suzan Lewis are all at Manchester Metropolitan University.

    'Drug Misuse and Motherhood will be an excellent reference for those interested in the improvement of health and psychological outcomes for illicit drug users, their children and families.' - Jan Copeland, Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs
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