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Pregnant Women on Drugs - Combating Stereotypes and Stigma (Paperback)
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Pregnant Women on Drugs - Combating Stereotypes and Stigma (Paperback)
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Through interviews with 120 pregnant, or recently delivered,
drug-using women, this book examines how pregnant drug addicts make
choices about drug use, pregnancy and pre-natal care. To combat the
stereotype of the negligent, uncaring and even abusive pregnant
drug user, the authors seek to understand the feelings and
motivations of the women themselves. How do they decide whether or
not to terminate their pregnancy? What are their parents' and
family members' attitudes toward their pregnancy? What options are
available to them if they choose to keep the baby but kick the
habit? The authors present the demographics of their study
population and a description of their lives: their childhoods, drug
use patterns, relationships and experiences of violence. They
delineate women's efforts to manage their pregnancies and reduce
the potential harms of drug use during pregnancy. They detail what
they call the ""final showdown"" of birth and delivery when months
of ambivalence, fear and harm reduction efforts culminate in the
glaring light of an institutional setting. Finally, they address
the policy implications of their findings.
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