Problem substance use during pregnancy - Essential guide

The Essential Guide to Problem Substance Use in Pregnancy, published by DrugScope, is the go-to reference guide for all practitioners who provide care to women who use drugs or alcohol before or during their pregnancy.

This unique text was written by Anne Whittaker, a Nurse Facilitator working for NHS Lothian who specialises in drugs, alcohol and blood borne viruses. It establishes a ‘framework for care,’ synthesising the latest good practice advice, official guidelines and research knowledge, so that all women who use drugs and/or alcohol can be offered appropriate support before and during pregnancy, as well as after the birth of their baby.

Information and intervention strategies are provided on topics such as antenatal care, the management of substance use during pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, breastfeeding, postnatal care and the management of risk and child welfare concerns during pregnancy.

The book also features 11 downloadable leaflets and factsheets for use by professionals and service users. Drug and alcohol workers, midwives, neonatal nurses, health visitors, GPs, social workers, and students from all these disciplines will find this guide invaluable.

The guide is available for purchase here. DrugScope and London Drug and Alcohol Network (LDAN) members receive a 10% discount upon provision of a valid membership number.

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