ArticleSubstance abuse : research and treatment2015
Prenatal Substance Use: Exploring Assumptions of Maternal Unfitness.
Article in Substance abuse : research and treatment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04251208 (MOms in REcovery), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers to opioid replacement therapy in pregnant women with opioid use disorder: a systematic review.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Pooled it
- Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use in the United States: A survey of state policies and systematic review of their public health impacts.The International journal on drug policy · 2024Pooled it
- Does a Survivorship Model of Opioid Use Disorder Improve Public Stigma or Policy Support? A General Population Randomized Experiment.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Association of prenatal exposure to opioids, cannabis, and polysubstance use with cord blood DNA methylation patterns in a multiancestry cohort.Epigenetics · 2026Article
- Using human-centered design to map the perinatal ecosystem for pregnant people with substance use disorders.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Are Parent Substance Use Severity and Psychopathology Associated with Parenting Behaviors Among Parents with Substance Use Disorders?Parenting, science and practice · 2026Article
- Factors associated with reduced substance use and treatment completion among justice-involved pregnant women.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Experiences of healthcare providers caring for pregnant individuals with substance use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- The substance-exposed birthing person-infant/child dyad and health information exchange in the United States.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Addressing stigma for families affected by opioid use disorder.Seminars in perinatology · 2025Review
- Opportunities to sustain matricentric models of community and person-centered care for perinatal substance use in the postFrontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Understanding the needs of postpartum emerging adults with substance use disorders to improve recovery supports.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- "We Were Just so Sad and Devastated": NICU Nurses' Stories of Caring for Families With Substance-Exposed Pregnancies.Nursing inquiry · 2025Article
- Exploration of Differences between Women Who Do and Do Not Disclose Their Marijuana Use during Pregnancy.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Risk Identification in Perinatal Health Care Settings via Technology-Based Recruitment Methods: Comparative Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Substance use during pregnancy: the role of mindfulness in reducing stigma.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Improving Reproductive Health Communication Between Providers and Women Affected by Homelessness and Substance Use in San Francisco: Results from a Community-Informed Workshop.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Three-Year Custody Outcomes Among Infants Investigated by Child Protection Systems for Prenatal Substance Exposure in California.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Public Health Approaches to Perinatal Substance Use: An Overview of Strategic Directions.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Review
- Reducing the stigma of perinatal substance use disorders: the time is now.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
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Abstract
In spite of the growing knowledge and understanding of addiction as a chronic relapsing medical condition, individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) continue to experience stigmatization. Pregnant women who use substances suffer additional stigma as their use has the potential to cause fetal harm, calling into question their maternal fitness and often leading to punitive responses. Punishing pregnant women denies the integral interconnectedness of the maternal-fetal dyad. Linking substance use with maternal unfitness is not supported by the balance of the scientific evidence regarding the actual harms associated with substance use during pregnancy. Such linkage adversely impacts maternal, child, and family health by deterring pregnant women from seeking both obstetrical care and SUD treatment. Pregnant women who use substances deserve compassion and care, not pariah-status and punishment.
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