Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Substance use during pregnancy: time for policy to catch up with research | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Review Open Access Substance use during pregnancy time for policy to catch up with research Barry M Lester Lynne Andreozzi and Lindsey Appiah Address Brown Medical School Infant Development Center Women and Infants Hospital and Bradley Hospital Providence RI 02903 USA Email Barry M Lester - Barry_Lester@ Lynne Andreozzi - lynne_andreozzi@ LindseyAppiah - lappiah@ Corresponding author Published 20 April 2004 Received 08 February 2004 Accepted 20 April 2004 Harm Reduction Journal 2004 1 5 This article is available from http content 1 1 5 2004 Lester et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract The phenomenon of substance abuse during pregnancy has fostered much controversy specifically regarding treatment vs. punishment. Should the pregnant mother who engages in substance abuse be viewed as a criminal or as someone suffering from an illness requiring appropriate treatment As it happens there is a noticeably wide range of responses to this matter in the various states of the United States ranging from a strictly criminal perspective to one that does emphasize the importance of the mother s treatment. This diversity of dramatically different responses illustrates the failure to establish a uniform policy for the management of this phenomenon. Just as there is lack of consensus among those who favor punishment the same lack of consensus characterizes those states espousing treatment. Several general policy recommendations are offered here addressing the critical issues. It is hoped that by focusing on these fundamental issues and ultimately detailing statistics policymakers throughout the United States will consider the course of action that views both pregnant mother and fetus .
