Infants Born to Mothers in Buprenorphine Treatment during Pregnancy: Involvement with Child Protective Services

Integrated prenatal and substance use disorder treatment is associated with mothers maintaining legal custody at birth. Use of nonprescribed/ illicit opioids and/or stimulants during the third trimester reduces the likelihood of maintaining legal custody. Better collaboration between the health and...

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Published in:	Child welfare Vol. 99; no. 6; pp. 27 - 39
Main Authors:	O'Connor, Alane B, O'Brien, Liam M, Staring, Katelyn, Gurenlian, Laura, Alto, William
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Arlington Child Welfare League of America, Inc 01-11-2022
Subjects:	Algorithms Babies Buprenorphine Cesarean section Child Neglect Child welfare Collaboration Cost reduction Drug dosages Drug overdose Drug use Drug withdrawal Family roles Foster care Health care expenditures Health services Hepatitis Hospitalization Infants Intervention Maternal and infant welfare Medical treatment Methadone Mothers Narcotics Opioids Pregnancy Prenatal care Social agencies Social services Stimulants Substance abuse Substance abuse treatment Substance use Substance use disorder Supervision Toxicology Womens health Young Children United States > US Maine
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Summary:	Integrated prenatal and substance use disorder treatment is associated with mothers maintaining legal custody at birth. Use of nonprescribed/ illicit opioids and/or stimulants during the third trimester reduces the likelihood of maintaining legal custody. Better collaboration between the health and social services agencies would potentially reduce costs and improve outcomes for pregnant women with opioid use disorder.
ISSN:	0009-4021