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Table 3 Program service providers (reported by frequency)

From: Programs and practices that support pregnant people who use drugs’ access to sexual and reproductive health care in Canada: a scoping review

Service Provider

Frequency (n)

Social Services

 Social worker

11a

 Child welfare/CPS

10

 Family worker

7b

 Housing worker

4

 Lawyer/legal advocate

4

 Early childhood educator

4

 Income assistance worker

4

 Probation officer

2

 Knowledge keeper

2

 Volunteer baby cuddler

1

 Cook

1

Program Staff

 Program staff

24

 Patient care coordinator

11

 Outreach worker

9

 Mentor

7

Physicians

 Primary care physicians

20

 Obstetrician

8

 Paediatrician

6

 Psychiatrist

6c

 Addiction medicine

4

 Maternal-foetal specialist

2

Nursing

 Public health nurse

18

 Registered nurse

12

 Nurse practitioner

6

Mental health

 Therapist

15

 Trauma counsellor

3

 Child psychologist

1

Harm reduction/treatment

 Addiction counsellor

9

Allied Health

 Nutritionist

8

 Cultural support

7

 Dental hygienist

7

 Speech pathologist

6

 Recreation therapist

2

 Art therapist

2

 Occupational therapist

2

 Physiotherapist

2

 Music therapist

1

 Pharmacist

1

 Registered massage therapist

1

 Acupuncturist

1

Birth-related supports

 Infant Development Specialist

8

 Lactation consultant

3

 Doula

3d

 Midwives

3

  1. Types of services providers in programs for pregnant people who use drugs in Canada (by frequency)
  2. aIncludes 1 NICU social worker
  3. bIncludes 2 Indigenous family workers
  4. cIncludes 2 reproductive psychiatrists
  5. dIncludes 2 Indigenous doulas