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Laws Governing Substance Use During Pregnancy: Next Steps for Health Equity Research

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Policy Points Laws on drug use during pregnancy are enforced more harshly against structurally marginalized people. Despite this pattern, these laws' impacts on health and health care inequities are understudied. We offer recommendations for novel, robust research to generate evidence on this essential topic.

Source: Milbank Quarterly

DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.70026

Authors: HANNAH L. F. COOPER, ANNA L. MULLANY, SNIGDHA PEDDIREDDY, SIMONE WIEN, MELVIN “DOUG” LIVINGSTON, WHITNEY S. RICE, ANNE L. DUNLOP, MICHAEL R. KRAMER, MADISON HAIMAN, LASHA S. CLARKE, NATALIE D. HERNANDEZ‐GREEN, ANGÉLICA MEINHOFER

Institutions: Emory University, Mercer University, Mercer University Health Sciences Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,430

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G1091686507, G3164878527, G3909936324, G5589991326, G6192912377, G7097856477, G9000113954, Training in Advanced Data Analytics to End Drug-Related Harms (TADA)

OpenAlex ID: W4411416339

FWCI: 2.413

Cites: 72

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10