Ethical dilemmas of postpartum patients with a history of drug use from US

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31482/mmsl.2018.001" target="_blank" >10.31482/mmsl.2018.001</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ethical dilemmas of postpartum patients with a history of drug use from US

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Pregnant or postpartum patients with history of substance use disorder who desire to breastfeed present healthcare providers with numerous issues as drug use increases risk for adverse health outcomes for both the mother and her child. Drug use in the U.S. is common. In 2013, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older were current illicit substance users representing 9.4 % of the population. This statistic unfortunately closely corresponds with substance use in pregnant women. Totally 9% of pregnant women used drugs during their first trimester. Substance use during pregnancy and during breastfeeding presents serious problem for the health of our society. When a mother with a history of illegal/illicit drug use or illegal substance abuse desires to breastfeed, her healthcare providers are faced with several ethical dilemmas. The most obvious is whether she should be allowed to breastfeed her child. Does the benefit of breastfeeding outweigh the risk of possible substance transmission to the infant or is formula feeding safer and more appropriate option for the infant? What is the consequence of formula feeding on the fragile relationship between the newborn and the troubled mother? Lastly, the infant’s right to be breastfed needs to be taken into consideration as a part of this complex issue. Healthcare leaders need to be able to understand ethical challenges of this specific population, acknowledge variances between individual substances, and most importantly differentiate between occasional drug use, diagnosable substance use disorder and treated substance use disorder. Healthcare leaders should be able to clearly identify how to best provide the most effective and supportive care. Changes to policies and healthcare practices can advance the overall health of this specific and challenging population as well as can improve the relationship between these patients and tehir healthcare providers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ethical dilemmas of postpartum patients with a history of drug use from US

Popis výsledku anglicky

Pregnant or postpartum patients with history of substance use disorder who desire to breastfeed present healthcare providers with numerous issues as drug use increases risk for adverse health outcomes for both the mother and her child. Drug use in the U.S. is common. In 2013, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older were current illicit substance users representing 9.4 % of the population. This statistic unfortunately closely corresponds with substance use in pregnant women. Totally 9% of pregnant women used drugs during their first trimester. Substance use during pregnancy and during breastfeeding presents serious problem for the health of our society. When a mother with a history of illegal/illicit drug use or illegal substance abuse desires to breastfeed, her healthcare providers are faced with several ethical dilemmas. The most obvious is whether she should be allowed to breastfeed her child. Does the benefit of breastfeeding outweigh the risk of possible substance transmission to the infant or is formula feeding safer and more appropriate option for the infant? What is the consequence of formula feeding on the fragile relationship between the newborn and the troubled mother? Lastly, the infant’s right to be breastfed needs to be taken into consideration as a part of this complex issue. Healthcare leaders need to be able to understand ethical challenges of this specific population, acknowledge variances between individual substances, and most importantly differentiate between occasional drug use, diagnosable substance use disorder and treated substance use disorder. Healthcare leaders should be able to clearly identify how to best provide the most effective and supportive care. Changes to policies and healthcare practices can advance the overall health of this specific and challenging population as well as can improve the relationship between these patients and tehir healthcare providers.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30302 - Epidemiology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Military Medical Science Letters

ISSN

0372-7025

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

87

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

2-7

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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