This review examines the impact of stigma on pregnant people who use substances. Stigma
towards people who use drugs is pervasive and negatively impacts the care of substance …

Substance use during pregnancy is at least as common as many of the medical conditions
screened for and managed during pregnancy. While harmful and costly, it is often ignored or …

Background With impending marijuana legislation in Canada, a broad understanding of the
harms associated with marijuana use is needed to inform the clinical community and public …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a common neurodevelopmental problem, but
neuropathologic descriptions are rare and focused on the extreme abnormalities. We …

Background: Smoking cessation during pregnancy and preventing relapse postpartum is a
pivotal public health priority. Objectives: This study examined the risk and protective …

Background Substance use during pregnancy is associated with poor health outcomes. This
study assessed substance use, polysubstance use, and use of select prescription …

Scientific literature tends to support the idea that the pregnancy and health status of fetuses
and newborns can be affected by maternal, parental, and contextual characteristics. In …

This article discusses the impact of the opioid epidemic and other substance use disorders
(SUDs) on families and their members, including children. We review factors contributing to …

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) results in well‐characterized neurological, behavioral, and
cognitive deficits in offspring. However, the effects on other health outcomes have not been …

Maternal substance abuse during pregnancy is a growing problem with major public health
and legal concerns. In utero substance exposure may adversely affect neonatal …