Episode 6: Putting Harm Reduction to the Test: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Parenting
Featuring:
Leah Warner, NP, MPH
Street Medicine San Francisco Department of Public Health
Simone Vais, MD
UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine

Host:
Jamie Lang
New Beginnings Case Manager, Homeless Prenatal Program
Pregnancy and the postpartum period challenge our notions of harm reduction and force us to address fundamental questions: who is our patient, and who is the primary focus of our harm reduction efforts? Is it the birthing parent, the fetus, the baby, or the entire family unit? Join host Jamie Lang and presenters Simone Vais, MD, and Leah Warner, NP, MPH, as they navigate through two intertwined journeys—one of substance use and recovery and another of pregnancy, birth, and parenting. On this journey, we inevitably encounter values that might be in conflict with one another, such as the family unity, recovery, and safety. Episode six delves into these dilemmas, exploring the tensions that arise and examining various harm reduction strategies applicable at different points along the continuum.

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