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Parenting self-efficacy and empowerment among expectant mothers with substance use disorders
Debra H Zand1, Jessica L Chou2, Kathy J Pierce1
1Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, General Academic Pediatrics, 1465 South Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104, United States.
Objective:
to describe parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment among expectant mothers with substance use disorders.
Design:
the study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design.
Participants:
participants were 71 pregnant women with substance use disorders entering a gender-specific, substance use disorder, residential treatment facility.
Measurements:
measurement tools included: the demographic data form, the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, the Addiction Severity Index, and the Family Empowerment Scale.
Findings:
women in their third trimester reported statistically significant higher levels of both parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment than women in their first trimester.
Key Conclusions:
interventions that promote parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment need to target women in their first trimester.
Implications For Practice:
midwives with specialized training in substance abuse disorders are in a unique position to bolster expectant mothers' parenting capabilities during the addiction recovery process.
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