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1393735

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Questionnaires surveying policies and opinions about prenatal cocaine abuse were sent to training programs nationwide. Eighty-one pediatric and 81 obstetric programs from 42 states responded. Although respondents favored routinely screening all patients by maternal history (81%) and by urine toxicology (36%), only 64% and 8%, respectively, reported these as established policy. Physicians reporting higher regional prenatal cocaine abuse rates more commonly favored universal perinatal screening (p = .009), but established policies were similar regardless of local prevalence (p = .19). Fifty-two percent of respondents were unaware of their state's requirements for reporting prenatal cocaine abuse. While most physicians favored interventions such as voluntary drug rehabilitation (64%) and family support services (64%), some physicians favored foster care placement for the infants (28%) and involuntary drug rehabilitation (31%). Only 3% felt that criminal prosecution of the mother was appropriate. Policies for managing prenatal cocaine abuse often did not reflect physicians' opinions. A multidisciplinary medical, social, and legal approach is needed to develop effective management policies.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0145-2134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
763-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Nationwide practices for screening and reporting prenatal cocaine abuse: a survey of teaching programs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article