The guide is designed to assist healthcare providers, SUD treatment providers, child welfare programs and judicial systems to improve their collaborative practice, and to offer information about additional resources that will strengthen their capacity to provide coordinated, best - practice care and services Collaborative planning and implementation of services that reflect best practices for treating
opioid use disorders
during pregnancy are yielding promising results in communities across the country..
This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the
opioid epidemic and substance
use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended
pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug
use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including
opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance
use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.