Breastfeeding Infants in Women with Opioid Use Disorder. Issue 2 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: King, Cheryl
• Is Part Of: Journal of Christian nursing. Volume 39:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 82
• Page End: 89
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: maternal–child nursing -- neonatal abstinence syndrome/neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome -- nursing -- opioid use disorder -- opioid use in pregnancy and lactation -- perinatal substance abuse; Nursing ethics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Periodicals; Christianity -- Periodicals; Nursing Care -- Periodicals; Religion and Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Nursing ethics; Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000944
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0743-2550

Abstract

ABSTRACT: An interprofessional approach from healthcare professionals can assist the woman with opioid use disorder (OUD) to become free of using opioids during pregnancy and beyond. These vulnerable women and their newborns need extended community support. The purpose of this article is to provide foundational information and standards that support the collaboration of community professionals in providing healthcare and treatment options for the woman with OUD to promote the family unit remaining together, support bonding, and encourage lactation/breastfeeding. Women with OUD need guidance from Christian nurses and the community as they transition to sobriety, motherhood, and breastfeeding.