@StepStonesstudy

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 bmcpregnancychildbirth.biome…

Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women...

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Women who use or are in treatment for drug use during the perinatal period often have complex needs and presenting comorbidity. Women who use opioids during...

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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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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 : mumpoints.eventbrite.co.uk University of Sheffield on 4th December eventbrite.co.uk/e/mum-point…

Mum Points

A play based on verbatim accounts of women who used drugs, of the care they received from midwives & social workers in the perinatal period.

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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: bit.ly/4cKO2DA
Purple background with an illustration of a pregnant black woman and a tanned woman carrying a baby. Text: Improving care for women who use drugs during the perinatal period - Findings from the Stepping Stones Study. Monday 23 Septemeber, 10:30 - 15:30. Great Hall, Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R WLS. Logos: University of Stirling, King's College London, University of Huddersfield, NHS Homerton University Hospital, National Institute for Health and Care Research.

ALT Purple background with an illustration of a pregnant black woman and a tanned woman carrying a baby. Text: Improving care for women who use drugs during the perinatal period - Findings from the Stepping Stones Study. Monday 23 Septemeber, 10:30 - 15:30. Great Hall, Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R WLS. Logos: University of Stirling, King's College London, University of Huddersfield, NHS Homerton University Hospital, National Institute for Health and Care Research.

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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.
Stepping Stones Study@StepStonesstudy2 Feb 2024
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: steppingstonesstudyearlyfind…
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Our first dissemination event for the Stepping Stones study is tomorrow!! Please sign up now using the below eventbrite link.
Stepping Stones Study@StepStonesstudy2 Feb 2024
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: steppingstonesstudyearlyfind…
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University of Stirling@StirUni8 Mar 2024
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: brnw.ch/21wHH2k @KingsIoPPn @HuddersfieldUni @NIHRresearch
Event ad reads: Sharing the results of the Stepping Stones study. Exploring the pathways of care for women who use substances and their babies during the perinatal period. Friday 15 March, 9:30am-12pm The dean Suite, Park Hotel, Kilmarnock, Friday 22 March, 9:30am-12pm, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

ALT Event ad reads: Sharing the results of the Stepping Stones study. Exploring the pathways of care for women who use substances and their babies during the perinatal period. Friday 15 March, 9:30am-12pm The dean Suite, Park Hotel, Kilmarnock, Friday 22 March, 9:30am-12pm, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

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One more week! Sign up now:
University of Stirling@StirUni5 Mar 2024
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 brnw.ch/21wHAGR @KingsIoPPn @HuddersfieldUni @NIHRresearch
Event advert which says: Stepping Stones Study - Early Findings Webinar. Evaluating care models for women who use/in treatment for drug use and their infants from preconception to 18 months postnatal. 13 and 14 March 2024,12-2pm Online via Teams.

ALT Event advert which says: Stepping Stones Study - Early Findings Webinar. Evaluating care models for women who use/in treatment for drug use and their infants from preconception to 18 months postnatal. 13 and 14 March 2024,12-2pm Online via Teams.

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Two more weeks until our first webinar! Please sign up now to hear all about our findings.
Stepping Stones Study@StepStonesstudy13 Feb 2024
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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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@StepStonesstudy2 Feb 2024
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: steppingstonesstudyearlyfind…
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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: steppingstonesstudyearlyfind…
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@KingsIoPPN @StirUni @HuddersfieldUni @NHSHomerton @NIHRresearch @PollyRadcliffe @HelenCheyne @intrepidstudent @Emlousmith404 @shirleylewis21
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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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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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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.
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