There is a greater need for an understanding surrounding substance and alcohol abuse among people who are pregnant and breastfeeding. People with substance and alcohol use and misuse issues face unique challenges during pregnancy and lactation intimately intertwined with other problems contextual including gender-based violence, mental health, sexual health, and maternal and infant health. Telemedicine has become the new norm since the pandemic in 2020, which nudges treatment intervention research to incorporate the use of mobile, computer-based, and telecommunication technology.
The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a focused set of qualitative and quantitative studies on maternal substance and alcohol use and contextual issues and propose the need for evidence-based understanding, information, and treatment intervention for the subject matter.
We welcome all article types that the journal accepts, the list can be seen on the journal website. The potential topics include:
• Cross-sectional and epidemiological studies on maternal substance and alcohol use and contextual issues
• Intervention development and testing studies including clinical trials on maternal substance and alcohol use treatment
• Qualitative studies on treatment intervention development or/and contextual issues to do with maternal substance and alcohol use
• Reviews including scoping, systematic, and meta-analyses on the subject matter
• Implementation, cost-effectiveness, and quality improvement studies on the subject matter
• Preclinical evidence to do with maternal and infant health and substance and alcohol use
There is a greater need for an understanding surrounding substance and alcohol abuse among people who are pregnant and breastfeeding. People with substance and alcohol use and misuse issues face unique challenges during pregnancy and lactation intimately intertwined with other problems contextual including gender-based violence, mental health, sexual health, and maternal and infant health. Telemedicine has become the new norm since the pandemic in 2020, which nudges treatment intervention research to incorporate the use of mobile, computer-based, and telecommunication technology.
The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a focused set of qualitative and quantitative studies on maternal substance and alcohol use and contextual issues and propose the need for evidence-based understanding, information, and treatment intervention for the subject matter.
We welcome all article types that the journal accepts, the list can be seen on the journal website. The potential topics include:
• Cross-sectional and epidemiological studies on maternal substance and alcohol use and contextual issues
• Intervention development and testing studies including clinical trials on maternal substance and alcohol use treatment
• Qualitative studies on treatment intervention development or/and contextual issues to do with maternal substance and alcohol use
• Reviews including scoping, systematic, and meta-analyses on the subject matter
• Implementation, cost-effectiveness, and quality improvement studies on the subject matter
• Preclinical evidence to do with maternal and infant health and substance and alcohol use
