At the completion of this activity, participants will:
Describe how to integrate care between substance use treatment settings and prenatal care for women who are pregnant and using substances.
Identify effective interventions for engaging and retaining pregnant and parenting people into substance use treatment and prenatal care.
Acknowledges the need for integrated care settings for pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders.
Presentation Summary: Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) is an opioid treatment program (OTP) that facilitates an innovative project, entitled Integrated Care for Women and Babies (ICWB), to integrate care between prenatal providers and substance use treatment providers in order to improve health and treatment outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. The ICWB project offers co-located and telehealth prenatal care at the pregnant woman's primary MAT clinic. The project supports pregnant and parenting women through peer support services, contingency management incentives, transportation assistance, and a specialized support group. This poster presentation will provide an overview of the services offered and project outcomes.
