Pregnant and Postpartum Women - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - University Heights, IA.

The need for substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women has never been greater, with particular attention to opiate dependent pregnant and postpartum women considering cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome have increased from 7 cases per 1,000 admissions to neonatal intensive care units in 2004 to 27 cases per 1,000 admissions in 2013. Programs offered to pregnant and postpartum women in University Heights provide broad spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make getting clean from drugs and alcohol a reality, ensure opioid addicted mothers and soon to be mothers transition into a drug free and healthy pregnancy with non-addicted newborn children, and receive the recovery they need to stay clean and sober while postpartum.

States which offer pregnant and postpartum mothers with treatment services in lieu of legal penalties, such as revocation of their parental rights, have found that these measures support the idea of keeping the family together and keeping the mother's abstinence and sobriety in place so that this positively enforces the well-being of the infants and other children involved. Services offered at these types of rehabilitation programs may involve group, individual, and family therapy as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some programs may even offer education and training in parenthood and incorporate trauma-specific services to address any abusive relationships which trigger their drug or alcohol abuse as well as sexual and emotional abuse for all family members.

Many women in this situation typically need comprehensive outpatient treatment services, but face many difficulties to their sobriety due to the complex nature of being a single parent or sole caregiver. Substance abuse treatment centers for pregnant and postpartum women sometimes provide inpatient and residential care with beds for clients children, and transition services to sober living facilities with continuing outpatient treatment services offered to them including healthcare services.

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