Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy (Critique)

Citation

Whittaker A (2015) Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy (Critique). Commentary on: Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy By World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Press, 2014 ISBN: 9789241548731, 224 pp. Available free online http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/pregnancy_guidelines/en/. Drug and Alcohol Review, 34 (3), pp. 340-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12212

Abstract
First paragraph: The long‐awaited World Health Organization (WHO) substance use in pregnancy guidelines, developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, were published early this year. Written primarily for health‐care providers, the aim of the guidelines is to promote good practice in the care of pregnant and post‐partum women who use alcohol or drugs, or who are alcohol or drug dependent, with the goal of achieving healthy outcomes for both mother and baby.

Journal
Drug and Alcohol Review: Volume 34, Issue 3