Stepping Stones Study

Study exploring the experiences of pregnant women who use drugs. In collaboration with @KingsIoPPn , @StirUni, and @HuddersfieldUni. @NIHRresearch funded.

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💡NEW PUBLICATION ALERT💡Click here to read about our Scoping review mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents addressing needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period https://t.co/Qvhp0h4PYj

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It is interactive, entertaining and challenging. There will be two performances at 1.30 and 3.30 p.m. at the

London, KCL Guy’s campus 1.30 and 3.30 p.m : https://t.co/9mWXvlrgh9
University of Sheffield on 4th December https://t.co/IuA4dOVEPO

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There are a few tickets left for performances of Mum Points, a play developed in collaboration with Outside Edge Theatre company, based on findings from the Stepping Stones Study (see info below for more details)

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The play is aimed at midwifery, health visitor and social work students. Other students, health and social care practitioners, substance use treatment practitioners, service users are all welcome!

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Interested in best practices + care for pregnant women who are dependent on drugs, and their infants? Our conference this September will share findings from @StepStonesstudy and provide the opportunity to explore and set a new practice and policy agenda: https://t.co/vnrSXTF4qt

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Productive day at our latest Stepping Stones team meeting
🤝📆 #TeamWork #Collaboration #WorkLife #ProjectSteppingStones

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Thank you so much to everybody that attended our dissemination events today and yesterday. Some fascinating discussion had! Special thanks to
@liznolan243 and @bulawayojulie for expertly chairing our sessions.

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Thank you so much for everybody who attended our early findings webinar today! We have one more session tomorrow for anyone who is interested in attending.

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Are you interested in best practices and care pathways for pregnant women who are dependent on drugs, and their infants?

To find out more and register: https://t.co/2bYe8b7Nle

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Our first dissemination event for the Stepping Stones study is tomorrow!! Please sign up now using the below eventbrite link.

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Are you interested in best practices and care pathways for pregnant women who are dependent on drugs, and their infants?

To find out more and register: https://t.co/2bYe8b7Nle

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The @StepStonesstudy evaluates models of care for pregnant women who use/are in treatment for drugs and their infants. Find out more at in-person events for practitioners in #Glasgow and Ayrshire: https://t.co/rNcuKMkAhi @KingsIoPPn @HuddersfieldUni @NIHRresearch

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One more week! Sign up now:

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Hear the preliminary insights from @StepStonesstudy, which is evaluating models of care for pregnant women who use/are in treatment for drugs & their infants,
at this Early Findings webinar on 13 & 14 March https://t.co/A2SBCjBaaU @KingsIoPPn @HuddersfieldUni @NIHRresearch

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Two more weeks until our first webinar! Please sign up now to hear all about our findings.

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One month until our first webinar sharing important findings from the Stepping Stones study!

Please sign up using the eventbrite link if you are interested in attending

[Stepping Stones Study @StepStonesstudy]

One month until our first webinar sharing important findings from the Stepping Stones study!

Please sign up using the eventbrite link if you are interested in attending

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Are you interested in best practices and care pathways for pregnant women who are dependent on drugs, and their infants?

To find out more and register: https://t.co/2bYe8b7Nle

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@KingsIoPPN @StirUni @HuddersfieldUni
@NHSHomerton @NIHRresearch @PollyRadcliffe
@HelenCheyne @intrepidstudent @Emlousmith404 @shirleylewis21

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Are you interested in best practices and care pathways for pregnant women who are dependent on drugs, and their infants?

To find out more and register: https://t.co/2bYe8b7Nle

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9- IN CONCLUSION: There is an urgent need to identify how services can work across disciplinary boundaries to consistently provide evidence-based support to this vulnerable group of mothers.

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🚨 Scoping Review of clinical guidelines and policy documents addressing the needs of women who use drugs in the perinatal period 🚨 A THREAD OF FINDINGS:

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8- There was a lack of guidance for supporting and care for women who have had their babies have been removed from their care as a result of substance use.

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7- Many of the safeguarding documents from England in particular drew on the Hidden Harm Report (2003) , although it was also clear from included documents that drug use did not necessarily mean that a mother could not provide good enough parenting.

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6- Protocols and frequency for drug testing women in pregnancy varied as did the recommendations for the lengths of time neonates should be observed for neonatal abstinence syndrome.

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5- There was some inconsistency within local guidance on recommended opioid substitution medications for pregnant women.

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4- Despite an expectation that policy and guidance will be evidence based, only one third of included documents cited systematic review or meta-analysis evidence.