Prescription Opioid Use After Delivery and Increased Risk for Persistent Opioid Use
Several recent studies have examined patterns of opioid use in women receiving opioid prescriptions for pain management after delivery.
In Women with Opioid Use Disorder, Treatment Initiated During Pregnancy May Improve Postpartum Outcomes
This study demonstrates higher rates of treatment continuation in postpartum women with opioid use disorders if medication treatment (methadone or buprenorphine) is initiated early and maintained throughout pregnancy.
Essential Reads: Innovative Methods for Addressing Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
While the use of alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy is falling, the use of cannabis and opioids is increasing. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends universal screening for substance use to be [...]
Use of Prescription Opioids During Pregnancy Is Relatively Common
According to the most recent Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey conducted in 2019, 6.6% of the respondents reported prescription opioid use during pregnancy. Use of prescription opioids was more common in certain [...]
Opioid Exposure During Pregnancy, Long-Term Effects on Children’s Development
According to a recent analysis of national data by the Centers for Disease Control, the number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (as documented at the time of delivery) more than quadrupled from 1999 [...]
How Do We Respond to Mothers Who Use Drugs During Pregnancy?
We have been writing over the last few years about the growing problem of opioid use and abuse in women of reproductive age. Simultaneously we are seeing an increase in marijuana use among reproductive age women, [...]
Managing Opioid Dependence in Pregnancy: Outcomes in Children Exposed to Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, or Methadone
The use of opioid drugs in women of childbearing age has become a pressing public health concern. It is clear that opiate use during pregnancy puts the mother and child at risk; opiate use during [...]
ACOG Releases Revised Guidelines for Treatment of Opioid Use During Pregnancy
We have been writing over the last few years about the growing problem of opioid use and abuse in women of reproductive age. Responding to a dramatic increase in the number of women abusing opiates [...]
The US Opioid Epidemic: More US Infants Born With Drug Dependence
Over the last week, there have been quite a few articles in the press detailing the increase in opioid use in the United States, focusing the impact of this epidemic on infants and children. According [...]
Opioids and Women of Reproductive Age: A Growing Problem
This report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was published yesterday and is a good, albeit alarming, companion to the post we published yesterday on obstetrical outcomes.