Pregnancy Survey
There are some error(s). Please see each marked section below.
1.
Does your program ask pregnant women to withdraw from methadone as a way of protecting the fetus from NAS?
Yes
Yes
No
No
2.
Are there methadone dose restrictions on pregnant women, or is there encouragement for women to put up with withdrawal, as a way of protecting the fetus?
Yes
Yes
No
No
3.
Does the medical staff meet with the patient regularly to discuss methadone dose?
Yes, weekly
Yes, weekly
Yes, monthly
Yes, monthly
No, not regularly
No, not regularly
4.
In what percentage of your deliveries do you see NAS?
30% or less
30% or less
30% to 50%
30% to 50%
Above 50%
Above 50%
5.
If a pregnant woman complains of withdrawal symptoms, are her methadone doses increased?
Yes, routinely
Yes, routinely
Yes, but increases are delayed
Yes, but increases are delayed
Not usually done
Not usually done
6.
Are methadone plasma levels used to monitor fetal methadone exposure and maternal methadone metabolism?
Yes, routinely
Yes, routinely
On occasion
On occasion
Never
Never
7.
Does your program use split doses in pregnancy?
Yes, for most patients
Yes, for most patients
Sometimes
Sometimes
Never
Never
8.
Does your program recommend buprenorphine as an alternative to methadone?
Yes
Yes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Never
Never
9.
Is your medical staff knowledgeable about the differences between methadone and buprenorphine in risks of induction in actively addicted pregnant women?
Yes
Yes
No
No
Not Sure
Not Sure
10.
Does your program encourage new mothers on methadone to breastfeed?
Yes, always
Yes, always
Sometimes
Sometimes
Not sure
Not sure
11.
Is your staff familiar with the concept of "rooming in"-not separating mother and baby at birth, and letting the mother keep the newborn "skin-to-skin"- as a way of reducing NAS?
Yes, and we recommend it
Yes, and we recommend it
Yes, but we don't follow it
Yes, but we don't follow it
Never heard of it
Never heard of it
12.
Please indicate your field
Methadone counselor
Methadone counselor
Physician
Physician
Administrator
Administrator
Researcher
Researcher
Other
Other