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The demand for drug and alcohol rehab centers for pregnant and postpartum women is very high, 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 available to pregnant and postpartum women in Ward provide wide spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make abstinence from drugs and alcohol possible, ensure opioid addicted mothers and soon to be mothers the transformation into a clean and healthy pregnancy with non-opioid dependent infants, and receive the treatment they need to remain clean and sober while postpartum.
States which provide pregnant and postpartum mothers with treatment services rather than legal penalties, including revocation of their parental rights, have found that these measures support the idea of keeping the family together and keeping the mother's sobriety in place so that this positively impact's the welfare of the newborns and other children involved. Services delivered at such programs may include group, individual, and family counseling as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some treatment programs may even offer education and training in parenthood and incorporate trauma-specific services to work on any abusive relationships which trigger their drug or alcohol abuse as well as emotional and sexual abuse for everyone in the family.
Many women in this situation normally require extensive outpatient treatment services, but face many difficulties to their sobriety due to the complex nature of being a single parent. Substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women often offer inpatient and residential care with beds for clients children, and aftercare services to sober living facilities with ongoing outpatient treatment services available to them including medical services.
