Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Pilot Parenting Educational Intervention in a Pregnancy Buprenorphine Clinic.
We developed a pilot evidence-based prenatal educational intervention to increase knowledge of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and early parenting skills for women with opiate dependency who enrolled in a pregnancy buprenorphine clinic. We developed, implemented, and tested modules regarding expectations during newborn hospitalization for observation or treatment of NAS and regarding evidence-based parenting skills in response to NAS behaviors. Testing evaluated baseline knowledge of early parenting skills with newborns at risk for NAS and change from baseline after the educational intervention. No statistically significant difference in composite knowledge scores was observed. A brief survey completed by the participants postpartum affirmed the perception of women that the educational intervention effectively prepared them for the early postpartum period while their newborns were hospitalized.
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA.. Electronic address: averiega@aim.com.
Averie C
AC
Giles
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dianxu
D
Ren
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sandra
S
Founds
D000328:Adult; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation
D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D002047:Buprenorphine
buprenorphine; neonatal abstinence syndrome; opioids; parenting skills; prenatal education