The Role of Nurses in Comprehensive Care Management of Pregnant Women With Drug Addiction
Abstract
Drug addiction during pregnancy is a complex health and social issue that requires an interdisciplinary health care team providing nonjudgmental, comprehensive care. Critical challenges include onset of and attendance at prenatal care, potential obstetric complications, transition to extrauterine life and potential neonatal abstinence syndrome for the neonate, newborn feeding issues, postpartum depression and risk of relapse for women.
Source: AWHONN Lifelines - Category: Nursing Authors: Amy E. McKeever, Sylvia Spaeth‐Brayton, Sarah Sheerin Tags: Feature Source Type: research
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