Pregnant and Postpartum Women - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Dalton, MA.

The need for substance abuse rehabilitation facilities for pregnant and postpartum women is very high, with exceptional regards to opioid dependent pregnant and postpartum women since 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 Dalton provide broad spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make getting off drugs and alcohol a reality, ensure opioid dependent mothers and soon to be mothers a passage into a sober and healthy pregnancy with non-addicted newborn children, and get the treatment they need to remain abstinent during postpartum.

States which offer pregnant and postpartum women with treatment services rather than legal penalties, including revocation of their parental rights, have found that these types of services sustain the idea of keeping the family together and maintaining the mother's sobriety in place so that this positively impact's the welfare of the newborns and other children involved. Services offered at these types of rehabilitation programs might involve group, individual, and family counseling as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some rehab centers may even offer education in parenthood and incorporate trauma-specific services to work on any abusive relationships which bring on their substance abuse as well as emotional and sexual abuse for all family members.

Most women in this situation typically need extensive outpatient treatment services, but face many difficulties to their sobriety due to the difficult nature of being a single parent or sole caregiver. Substance abuse rehab centers for pregnant and postpartum women often offer inpatient and residential care with beds for clients children, and transition services to sober living facilities with ongoing outpatient treatment services offered to them including healthcare services.

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