Parenting self-efficacy and empowerment among expectant mothers with substance use disorders

• Published in: Midwifery Vol. 48; pp. 32 - 38
• Main Authors: Zand, Debra H., Chou, Jessica L., Pierce, Kathy J., Pennington, Lara B., Dickens, Rosalie R., Michael, Jerri, McNamara, Donna, White, Taryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Addictions; Adult; Competence; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug abuse; Drug use; Empowerment; Family empowerment; Female; Humans; Maternal substance use; Maternal-Child Health Services; Measurement; Medical treatment; Midwifery; Midwives; Missouri; Mothers; Nursing; Parental efficacy; Parenting; Parents & parenting; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Recovery; Residential Treatment; Self-efficacy; Severity; Social Support; Substance use disorder; Substance use disorders; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Women; Young Adult; Pregnancy; Substance use disorders; Maternal substance use; Family empowerment; Parental efficacy
• ISSN: 0266-6138; 1532-3099
• DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.03.003

to describe parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment among expectant mothers with substance use disorders. the study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design. participants were 71 pregnant women with substance use disorders entering a gender-specific, substance use disorder, residential treatment facility. measurement tools included: the demographic data form, the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, the Addiction Severity Index, and the Family Empowerment Scale. women in their third trimester reported statistically significant higher levels of both parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment than women in their first trimester. interventions that promote parenting self-efficacy and family empowerment need to target women in their first trimester. midwives with specialized training in substance abuse disorders are in a unique position to bolster expectant mothers’ parenting capabilities during the addiction recovery process. •Level of parenting self-efficacy was higher in the third trimester.•Level of empowerment was significantly higher in the third trimester.•Demographic differences did not account for the improvements found.