Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health 22(3), Spring 2008
The Mother-Baby Prenatal Group: Nurturing
Reflective Functioning in a Methadone-
Maintenance Clinic
Connie Jenkins, NNP, PMH-NP, CS and Anne Williams, PMH-
CS, MEd
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the rationale and curriculum for an attachment-based
intervention for pregnant women who attend an outpatient methadone-maintenance
clinic. Maternal drug use has been associated with negative prenatal inter