A Guide to Identification and Intervention - Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse
Keeta De Stefano Lewis, R.N., P.H.N., M.S.N.
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The most damaging effects of alcohol and drug use during pregnancy occur not in the mother, who makes an informed choice to continue drug use, but in the newborn who becomes a passive victim. Physicians, nurse practitioners, and other professionals with direct patient contact can use the valuable information to enhance their efforts of identifying then warning pregnant women of the risks inherent in the consumption of mood-altering drugs, not only for her own health, but for better chances of a successful pregnancy and a healthy baby.