TOOL KIT

Resources for implementing an integrated care model

In this tool kit, you will find resources that can facilitate the implementation of an integrated care model for women and pregnant persons.

  • Social Determinants of Health Screening Form

    Defined by the CDC and WHO as, “the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.” Here is an example of our social determinants of health screening form. Please feel free to adapt it for the needs of your organization.

  • Prenatal Drug Exposure: CAPTA Reporting Requirements for Medical Professionals

    If/When/How released this resource for healthcare professionals that makes clear when providers are not required to report substance use of pregnant and birthing people and their newborns. Our hope is that this resource will help providers navigate uncertainty around reporting requirements in their state while continuing to put their patients first.

  • If/When/How Technical Assistance Link

    Technical assistance to lawyers, health care providers, and reproductive rights, health, and justice advocates.

  • Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course: OB/GYN Focus

    This 8-hour, online course provides the education that is essential for providers to identify, assess, diagnose, and manage pregnant and postpartum patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The curriculum for this course has been specifically designed for women's healthcare providers. It covers all medications and treatments for OUD and provides the education needed to prescribe buprenorphine.

     

  • Cultural Humility

    Rethinking Cultural Competence: Shifting to Cultural Humility

  • Seeking Safety: Nurturing Parenting Program 

    The Nurturing Parenting Programs are a family-centered trauma-informed initiative designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting parenting and child-rearing practices.

  • Nurturing Parenting Program 

    The Nurturing Parenting Programs are a family-centered trauma-informed initiative designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting parenting and child-rearing practices.

  • The Respectful Maternity Care Implementation Toolkit 

    Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) is an approach to care that emphasizes the fundamental rights of women, newborns, and families, promoting equitable access to evidence-based care while recognizing unique needs and preferences

  • Evidence-Based, Whole Person Care of Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder

    This Advisory by SAMHSA outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.

  • Curriculum Topics for Pregnant and Postpartum Persons on Medications for

    Opioid Use Disorder

    • General Health Education for Women and Pregnant Persons

    • Impact of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Illicit Substances on the Developing Fetus

    • Interaction Between Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and Metabolism During Pregnancy and Postpartum

      Hospital Expectations for Delivery and Postpartum (Mother and Baby) 

    • Newborn Care and Pediatric Follow-up

    • Reproductive Health and Family Planning

      Building Social Support Networks and Ensuring Safety