Care of infants and postpartum women who use amphetamine drugs, Yang Talat Hospital, Kalasin Province.

Abstract

     The study of the care of infants and postpartum women who use amphetamine at Yang Talat Hospital, Kalasin Province aimed to study the characteristics and problems of infants and postpartum women who use amphetamine and to study the care of infants and postpartum women who use amphetamine at Yang Talat Hospital, Kalasin Province. This was a quasi-experimental research with a study period from November 2024 to February 2025, a total of 4 months. The sample consisted of 7 infants and postpartum women who used amphetamine who received services at the obstetrics, postpartum, and gynecology ward, Yang Talat Hospital, Kalasin Province. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed by content analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
     The study found that there were 7 postpartum women who used amphetamine at Yang Talat Hospital, Kalasin Province, aged between 19 and 37 years, had normal births and cesarean sections, were able to take care of their babies, and the mothers wanted to feed them formula milk. They had made an appointment to see a psychiatrist, a pediatrician, and a developmental checkup.