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Increasing Awareness Is Needed Among Pediatric Hospitalists About Prenatal Substance Exposure: Policy, Advocacy, and Clinical Care.
Ostfeld-Johns S, Schiff D. Increasing Awareness Is Needed Among Pediatric Hospitalists About Prenatal Substance Exposure: Policy, Advocacy, and Clinical Care. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e374-e376. PMID: 36093626, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006837.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsPrenatal substance exposureSubstance exposureClinical carePediatric hospitalistsHospitalistsCare
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A Comparison of Two Statewide Datasets to Understand Population Prevalence of Substance Use in Pregnancy: Findings and Considerations for Policy & Research
Sieger M, Morin J, Budris L, Sienna M, Ostfeld-Johns S, Hart L, Morosky C. A Comparison of Two Statewide Datasets to Understand Population Prevalence of Substance Use in Pregnancy: Findings and Considerations for Policy & Research. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2024, 28: 1121-1131. PMID: 38539033, PMCID: PMC11060901, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-024-03914-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersSubstance useBlack mothersPregnancy-related deathsFederal Child Abuse PreventionMental health conditionsPublic health aimSelf-reported drug useMaternal self-reportDrug usePrevalence of substance useChild protective services involvementProtective services involvementMothers self-reportedChild abuse preventionSelf-reported dataStatistically similar ratesPrenatal substance exposureSelf-report ratingsHealth aimRate of whitesHispanic mothersHealth conditionsHospital personnelSelf-report