Antenatal care of women who use opioids: a qualitative study of practitioners' perceptions of strengths and challenges of current service provision in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing rise of women using opioids during pregnancy across the world has warranted concern over the access and quality of antenatal care received by this group. Scotland has particularly high levels of opioid use, and correspondingly, pregnancies involving women who use opioids. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different models of antenatal care for women using opioids during pregnancy in three Scottish Health Board Areas, and to explore multi-disciplinary practitioners' perceptions of the strengths and challenges of working with women who use opioids through these specialist services.

Methods

Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with health and social care workers who had experience of providing antenatal and postnatal care t

SUBMITTER: Hughes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804550 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature