ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2022
Impact of Plans of Safe Care on Prenatally Substance Exposed Infants.
Article in The Journal of pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Breaking the cycle: Systematic review of perinatal interventions for parents at risk of child removal.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal Area of Residence and Outcomes for Mother-Infant Dyads with Perinatal Opioid Exposure.American journal of perinatology · 2026Trial
- A taxonomy of states' approaches to plans of safe care.Child abuse & neglect · 2026Article
- Trends in Prenatal Polysubstance Exposure.Families in society : the journal of contemporary human services · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Treatment of Maternal Substance Use Disorder in Child Welfare.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
- Addressing the needs of infants with prenatal substance exposure: implementation of CAPTA and CARA legislation in an urban hospital setting.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perinatal Health Profiles Associated With Removal From the Home and Subsequent Child Protective Services Report in Maltreated Infants.Child maltreatment · 2024Article
- Improving health and well-being for infants with prenatal substance exposure.Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care · 2024Article
- Infant and Pre-birth Involvement With Child Protection Across Australia.Child maltreatment · 2023Article
- Exploring Child Welfare Practices to Care for Children with Prenatal Substance Exposure.Child welfare · 2023Article
- "The Problem's Bigger than We Are": Understanding How Local Factors Influence Child Welfare Responses to Substance Use in Pregnancy, A Qualitative Study.Child welfare · 2023Article
- Family Care Plans for Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure.Child welfare · 2023Article
- Usability and acceptability testing of a Plan of Safe Care in a mobile health platform.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the impact of recent federal statute changes mandating child welfare-based Plan of Safe Care (POSC) supportive programming and community-based linkages to treatment providers, resources, and services for families of infants affected by prenatal substance exposure (IPSE). STUDY
designRetrospective review of Delaware's statewide child welfare case registry data for IPSE birth notifications and subsequent hotline reports for serious physical injury/fatality concerns from November 1, 2018-October 31, 2020. Abstracted variables included IPSE sex, substance exposure type, family characteristics (maternal personal child welfare history or mental health diagnosis, treatment engagement), and POSC referrals.
resultsOf 1436 IPSE, 1347 (93.8%) had POSC support. Most IPSE (67.2%) had exposure to single substance types prenatally. Nearly 90% avoided out-of-home placement. Nearly one-fourth of mothers delivered a prior IPSE; 40% of mothers had personal histories of childhood protective services involvement. Also, 43.5% of mothers and 9.1% of fathers were referred to community-based resources, including substance use, mental health treatment, parenting classes, and home visiting nursing. Nearly 58% of IPSE were referred for pediatric/developmental assessment. Notably, 0.82% (11 out of 1347) of IPSE with POSC sustained serious physical or fatal injury.
conclusionsPOSC promote supportive, potentially protective linkages to community-based programming for IPSE and their families.
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