Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period

Citation

Gilmore L, Honeybull L, Lewis S, Smith E, Cheyne H, Aladangady N, Featherstone B, Maxwell M, Neale J & Radcliffe P (2024) Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period. National Institute for Health Research.

Abstract
This review maps the guidelines for the care of women who use or are in treatment for drug use during the perinatal period. It identifies key best practice recommendations, including multidisciplinary working and an empathetic, trauma-informed approach to care. More recommendations are needed for women postnatally whose babies have been taken into care.

People

Professor Helen Cheyne

Personal Chair, NMAHP

Dr Lynne Gilmour

Research Fellow, NMAHP

Ms Louise Honeybul

Research Assistant, NMAHP

Professor Margaret Maxwell

Director of NMAHP Research Unit, NMAHP