Maternal Opioid Recovery Effort Videos

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FPQC MORE Initiative YouTube Playlist

*New Video!* Naloxone Saves Mothers’ Lives: Angel’s Story

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1. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): A Universal Tool for Pregnant Women
2. Mothers & Babies to Services: Plans of Safe Care (POSC)
3. Getting Real: Taking the First Steps Toward Recovery
4. From Judgment to Healing: The Impact of Stigma 

New! Naloxone Saves Mothers’ Lives: Angel’s Story

In this video, Angel shares the story of how her life was saved multiple times by Naloxone (NARCAN), and how she was able to save another person's life by carrying a Naloxone kit. She also shares how receiving compassionate care from her OB/GYN helped guide her on the road to recovery. Video Length: 10 minutes

MORE Video Series Part 1 - Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): A Universal Tool for Pregnant Women

Presented from the perspective of a practicing OB/GYN physician interacting with a woman affected by substance use.  Includes recommendations for evidence-based screening tools. Focus is on increasing SBIRT for all pregnant women in order to increase the number of women who are identified and receive timely and appropriate treatment. Video length: 8 minutes 

MORE Video Series Part 2 - Mothers & Babies to Services: Plans of Safe Care (POSC)

Presented from a nurse’s perspective, designed to help hospital teams understand the need for POSC for pregnant/postpartum women, and how to start the process for a POSC.  Includes guidance for motivational interviewing. Appropriate for physicians, nurses, social work, and other members of the team interacting with women in a hospital setting. 9 minutes. 

MORE Video Series Part 3 - Getting Real: Taking the First Steps Toward Recovery

Written and presented by women in recovery, designed to help women choose to enter the recovery process. Discusses fears and barriers that prevent women from entering care, and tips for how to eliminate those barriers. Addresses the importance of support from the health care team in the recovery process. Appropriate for pregnant, post-partum, and parenting women with substance use disorder. About 3 minutes.

MORE Video Series Part 4 - From Judgment to Healing: The Impact of Stigma

Designed to show how shifting the words we use can reduce stigma-related barriers to treatment and recovery.  The language and content were developed by women in recovery. Appropriate for all audiences, especially professionals caring for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders. About 2.5 minutes.  

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Initiative - Staff Education Videos

Topic 1: Trauma-Informed Care

• Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care (18 min)
• Pregnancy and Trauma-Informed Care (15 min)
• Tips on Providing Trauma-Informed Care to Women with Substance Use Disorder (15 min)

Topic 2: The Nature of Addiction

• Physical Addiction Part 1 (12 min) and Physical Addiction Part 2 (12 min) 
• Psychological Addiction (24 min)
• Treatment Options for Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder (24 min)

Topic 3: Motivational Interviewing

• Introduction to MI and Evidence for its Use with Women with Substance Use Disorder (20 min)
• Tips on Using Motivational Interviewing in Women with Substance Use Disorder (27 min)

Topic 4: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

• NAS Signs (12 min)
• Scoring Systems for NAS and Importance of Inter-rater Reliability (16 min)
• Non-Pharmacologic Treatment Techniques (10 min)
• Non-Pharmacologic Treatment Techniques Demonstrated (12 min)

Topic 5: Obstetric Considerations

• Intrapartum Pain Management (12 min)
• Management During Pregnancy and Post-Delivery (15 min)

Topic 6: Safe Discharge

• Safe Plans of Care (10 min)
• Supporting Safe Plans of Care (12 min)