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.
Several recent studies have examined patterns of opioid use in women receiving opioid prescriptions for pain management after delivery.
Illicit opioid use has steadily increased over the past decade, and this increase is most prominent in the 18–25 age group, which includes women of reproductive age (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, [...]
A recent report suggests that epidural labor analgesia is associated with a decreased risk of postpartum depression (PPD). This prospective study included 214 pregnant women from Beijing, China who were preparing for a vaginal delivery. Epidural [...]