“These policies are adding to the stigma and shame they feel, by discouraging them from getting the prenatal care and treatment they need.'
Samantha Powell said she started abusing prescription painkillers when she was just 15. For years, she moved through rehab and detox facilities, methadone and suboxone clinics, looking for a way to overcome her dependency. She succeeded in quitting opioids by the time her 4-year-old son, Grant was born, but relapsed soon after.“When I searched for answers online the only thing that would come up is how women were being put in jail,” she said in an interview with ABC News.
In a twist, the study, published earlier this month, found that states with laws that penalize opioid use during pregnancy had a significantly higher number of infants born with drug withdrawal symptoms . Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia consider substance use during pregnancy to be child abuse under civil child welfare statutes and 25 states and DC require health care professionals to report suspected prenatal drug use, according to the Guttmacher Institute. But only 19 states, some of which also punish women for drug use during pregnancy, have created and funded drug treatment programs for pregnant women, making access to such programs very scarce.
Powell’s harrowing experience is one of thousands of untold stories of pregnant women who struggle with opioid use disorder during pregnancy. Now clean for almost a year, she admits her story may have turned out differently if it wasn’t for the right support she found along the way. Dr. Elizabeth E. Krans, a doctor at the Pregnancy Recovery Center at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, helps women like Powell who struggle with addiction during pregnancy. Krans explained that medication is only a component of the recovery program for pregnant women suffering from substance use disorder.
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