2012
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12002
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Linking illicit substance misuse during pregnancy and child abuse: what is the quality of the evidence?

Abstract: In most Australian states, legislation makes provision for professionals to report their concerns about the future welfare of an unborn child to appropriate authorities. The legislation establishes guidance for the implementation of family supports to minimize future child protection involvement. Given the legislation and the potential benefits, empirical research linking substance misuse during pregnancy and child protection involvement is relatively limited. We review 21 original studies linking substance mi… Show more

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“…327 In other countries, even where there are not formal drug registries, drug use may figure prominently in child custody decisions by state authorities as women who use drugs are likely to be seen as unfit parents. 328,329 A 2004 UNODC report noted that there were still some places where by law women who are found to use drugs could be incarcerated for their entire pregnancy and sometimes longer. 330 Any such factors, including stigma on the part of health service providers, can inhibit women’s seeking of treatment services.…”
Section: Treatment For Drug Dependence: the Need For Standardsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…327 In other countries, even where there are not formal drug registries, drug use may figure prominently in child custody decisions by state authorities as women who use drugs are likely to be seen as unfit parents. 328,329 A 2004 UNODC report noted that there were still some places where by law women who are found to use drugs could be incarcerated for their entire pregnancy and sometimes longer. 330 Any such factors, including stigma on the part of health service providers, can inhibit women’s seeking of treatment services.…”
Section: Treatment For Drug Dependence: the Need For Standardsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…NAS is frequently portrayed as a 'risk factor' for subsequent child abuse and neglect (De Bortoli, Coles, & Dolan, 2014). It is assumed that mothers and fathers who are drugdependent will be unable to respond appropriately to the needs of a newborn baby with NAS.…”
Section: Nas: Caregiving Environments and Parenting Capacitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some of these factors, such as child abuse, are signalled as significant in the literature (e.g. De Bortoli et al 2014).…”
Section: Drug Use As a Reason For Grandparents Raising Grandchildrenmentioning
confidence: 99%