Treating Women With Substance Use Disorders During Pregnancy ─ A Comprehensive Approach to Caring for Mother and Child

This book provides a first in-depth, comprehensive, and evidenced-based overview of the treatment of substance use disorders in the pregnant patient. It provides readers with materials that will not only aid them in identifying, assessing, and understanding the issues involved in treating these women, but also the practical tools to implement the best practices from comprehensive care programs specializing in this sort of treatment.

Each chapter strikes a balance between the best scientific information available and reasoned, clinical wisdom to fill in where evidence-based information is unavailable -- all in a form that is practical and accessible. It is a valuable tool for clinicians and service providers across disciplines.

Hendree E. Jones, PhD, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of UNC Horizons at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Jones has published more than 115 peer-reviewed publications, a book, several book chapters, multiple editorial letters, and non-peer-reviewed articles. She serves on NIH review panels and as a consultant to the U.S. State Department, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization.

Karol Kaltenbach, PhD, is the Director of Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education and Research (MATER), a division of the Department of Pediatrics, at Jefferson Medical College. MATER includes a comprehensive intensive outpatient treatment program for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders and a long-term residential treatment program for women and children. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field of maternal addiction and has published extensively.