Attitudes toward substance misusing pregnant women following a specialist education programme: An exploratory case study.

CONCLUSIONS: The study has provided new insights into, the position of student midwives in the UK in terms of their attitudes toward pregnant drug users. It has also provided insight into the required nature of education aimed at altering attitude toward drug use; demonstrating the importance of critical reflection, offering e-learning as an effective model for education design. It has furthermore, confirmed the work of others regarding stigmatisation of drug users in practice and the importance of service user input to education. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This research demonstrates the positive potential of education in changing attitude and offers suggestions for effective methods of educational delivery to help reduce stigma in midwifery and other areas of practice. PMID: 31163295 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Midwifery - Category: Midwifery Authors: Tags: Midwifery Source Type: research