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Perinatal substance use disorders are a public health problem of increasing severity in northern New England, straining the capacity of the maternity care system. Providing adequate and effective services for this vulnerable population requires an understanding of their complex needs. Because pregnancy is a time of high motivation for self-care, women often seek treatment for substance use disorders for the first time after conception. Integrating addiction treatment with maternity care provides a unique opportunity to increase access, address comorbid conditions, and improve perinatal outcomes.

About the Presenter

Daisy Goodman is a certified nurse midwife in clinical practice at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and an Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She received a certificate in nurse-midwifery and women’s health at the Frontier Nursing University, a Masters in Public Health from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions. Her area of clinical and research interest is focused on improving access to care for pregnant women with opioid use disorders, and on the intersection of trauma and substance use in women’s lives. Dr. Goodman currently practices at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is part of the treatment team at the DHMC Perinatal Addiction Treatment Program. She is currently involved in the development of a toolkit to help standardize practice among maternity and addiction treatment providers caring for pregnant women with substance use disorders. Prior to coming to Dartmouth-Hitchcock in 2013, she worked in the community hospital setting in Maine where she led implementation of a screening and brief intervention program in maternity care and participated in a workgroup sponsored by Maine CDC which developed state guidelines for the management of perinatal substance use.