{"product_id":"9781770525450","title":"Exposure to Psychotropic Medications and Other Substances during Pregnancy and Lactation: Handbook for Heath Care Providers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA great deal of misinformation exists about women’s use of substances during pregnancy and lactation. A health care provider’s challenge is to know the true risks and benefits, both to the mother and to her fetus or baby, of taking versus stopping the use of a medication or other substance. Yet the average provider is not well equipped to give the best advice to women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and exposed to psychotropics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• • “Is it ever safe to drink alcohol when breastfeeding?”  • • “What are the risks to the baby if the mother uses cannabis while pregnant or breastfeeding?”  • • “Are the effects of smoking different during pregnancy versus during breastfeeding?”  • • “If a woman stops taking an antidepressant when she  • • “Can a woman safely breastfeed her baby when taking codeine?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure to Psychotropic Medications and Other Substances during Pregnancy and Lactation: A Handbook for Health Care Providers\u003c\/b\u003e is a convenient source of evidence­-based information and recommen­dations on these and many other questions for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, pharmacists, obstetricians, midwives, public health nurses and nurse practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe handbook:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• • details the properties and effects of many psychotropic medications and other substances, and provides rec­ommendations for how to advise women using these substances  • • dispels common myths about drug exposure during pregnancy and lactation  • • discusses key principles for clinical approaches to working with pregnant or breastfeeding women who use psychotropic medications or other substances  • • covers screening best practices and provides screening tools  • • explores the critical therapeutic role that all health professionals can play in helping women move toward better health outcomes for themselves and their babies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe production of this handbook has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Centre for Addiction and Mental Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135314247920,"sku":"9781770525450","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770525450_p0.jpg?v=1763706668","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770525450","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}