Substance Abuse Mothers and the Risk Effect on Breast-feeding Babies.
Akueson, Patience; Uwera, Denise (2023)
2023
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There are some mothers who still use or abuse drugs and alcohol after birth and during breastfeeding period without knowing the effects it may cause to the infant. During the first year of a baby’s life, the infant's initial and greatest option for defence against infectious disease is human milk. The trends of substance misuse among women of reproductive age have not altered much in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, however, a growing number of infants displaying the negative impacts of their mothers' drug use have come to the attention of doctors, nurses, social assistance organizations, and public health officials.
The aim of this thesis is to help prevent alcohol and drug use in mothers and to eliminate or reduce the harmful effect to the babies. The purpose is to describe the use of alcohol and drugs by the breastfeeding mother and the effect of the use on the breastfed baby.
The research methodology used in this thesis is literature review. The material used in this thesis was collected from Pubmed/Medline, CINAHL, SeAmk Finna and Google search engine. Most of the material publication date range between 2012 and 2023. The results were analysed using content analysis method. A number of 20 articles were used in analysing the results and 60 articles used in total for the thesis.
It was found out, according to findings, that psychological, mental, cultural, socio-economic factors are the causes that lead mothers to use substances while breastfeeding. Harmful effects on infants were categorized in neurological, physical and health effects. All these and others are what leads to substance abuse in a breastfeeding mother.
Based on the results, it can be concluded that the causes of substance abuse in mothers while breastfeeding are psychological, mental, socio-economic, and cultural causes. Harmful effects of substance abuse on the baby can be linked to neurological, physical and health effects.
The aim of this thesis is to help prevent alcohol and drug use in mothers and to eliminate or reduce the harmful effect to the babies. The purpose is to describe the use of alcohol and drugs by the breastfeeding mother and the effect of the use on the breastfed baby.
The research methodology used in this thesis is literature review. The material used in this thesis was collected from Pubmed/Medline, CINAHL, SeAmk Finna and Google search engine. Most of the material publication date range between 2012 and 2023. The results were analysed using content analysis method. A number of 20 articles were used in analysing the results and 60 articles used in total for the thesis.
It was found out, according to findings, that psychological, mental, cultural, socio-economic factors are the causes that lead mothers to use substances while breastfeeding. Harmful effects on infants were categorized in neurological, physical and health effects. All these and others are what leads to substance abuse in a breastfeeding mother.
Based on the results, it can be concluded that the causes of substance abuse in mothers while breastfeeding are psychological, mental, socio-economic, and cultural causes. Harmful effects of substance abuse on the baby can be linked to neurological, physical and health effects.