The demand for addiction treatment centers for pregnant and postpartum women is very high, with particular regards to opioid dependent pregnant and postpartum women since 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. Programs provided for pregnant and postpartum women in Lunenburg offer a comprehensive spectrum of services, non-punitive in nature, to make abstinence from drugs and alcohol possible, ensure opioid addicted mothers transition into a drug free and healthy pregnancy with non-opioid dependent newborn children, and get the recovery they need to remain sober while postpartum.
States that offer pregnant and postpartum mothers with rehab services in lieu of legal penalties, including revocation of their parental rights, have found that these types of services support the idea of keeping the family together and keeping the mother's sobriety in place so that this positively enforces the welfare of the newborns and other children involved. Services provided at these types of programs may involve individual, group, and family counseling as well as prenatal and postpartum care. Some programs may even offer education in parenthood and incorporate trauma-specific services to handle any abusive relationships which stimulate 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 challenges to their sobriety due to the difficult nature of being a single parent or sole caregiver. Substance abuse rehabilitation programs for pregnant and postpartum women sometimes offer residential and inpatient care with beds for clients children, and transition services to sober living facilities with ongoing outpatient treatment services available to them including medical services.
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