Don't ask, don't tell doesn't work in prenatal care

While obstetrical care providers are doing a good job working with their patients on smoking cessation, they are not doing as well on abuse of other substances that can harm a woman's unborn baby. A new study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the journal Patient Education and Counseling reports that patients don't volunteer information about substance abuse unless specifically queried.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141988628.html">Don't ask, don't tell doesn't work in prenatal care</a></p> <p>While obstetrical care providers are doing a good job working with their patients on smoking cessation, they are not doing as well on abuse of other substances that can harm a woman's unborn baby. A new study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the journal <I>Patient Education and Counseling</I> reports that patients don't volunteer information about substance abuse unless specifically queried.</p>