The demand for substance abuse rehab programs for pregnant and postpartum women is very high, with particular attention to opiate addicted pregnant and postpartum women because cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome have risen from 7 cases per 1,000 admissions to neonatal intensive care units in 2004 to 27 cases per 1,000 admissions in 2013. Treatment centers provided for pregnant and postpartum women in Jud offer broad spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make getting clean from drugs and alcohol feasible, allow opioid dependent mothers and soon to be mothers transition into a drug free and healthy pregnancy with non-opioid dependent infants, and get the rehabilitation they need to stay abstinent during postpartum.
States which offer pregnant and postpartum women with rehab services rather than legal penalties, such as revocation of their parental rights, have found that these measures sustain the idea of maintaining the family together and keeping the mother's abstinence in place so that this positively impact's the welfare of the infants and other children involved. Services delivered at such rehabilitation programs might involve group, individual, and family therapy as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some rehab centers may even offer education and training in parenting and include trauma-specific services to handle any abusive relationships which trigger their substance abuse as well as sexual and emotional abuse for all family members.
Many women in this position often require comprehensive outpatient treatment services, yet face many challenges to their sobriety due to the complex nature of being a single parent or sole caregiver. Substance abuse rehab facilities for pregnant and postpartum women sometimes provide residential and inpatient treatment with beds for clients children, and aftercare services to sober living facilities with ongoing outpatient therapy services available to them including medical services.