Background: Prescription opioid use among US pregnant women, primarily used for its
analgesic properties, has increased substantially over the last decades. Findings from …

Importance Opioid exposure during pregnancy has been associated with preterm birth, but
prior studies have not differentiated between spontaneous and indicated preterm birth or …

Objective Prior studies that reported associations between opioid exposure during
pregnancy and preterm birth did not differentiate between spontaneous and indicated …

Introduction Prescription opioids are frequently used for pain management in pregnancy.
Studies examining perinatal complications in mothers who received prescription opioids …

Background: Prescription opioid use during pregnancy has been associated with poor
outcomes for mothers and infants. Studies using administrative data have estimated that …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although opioid pain relievers are commonly
prescribed in pregnancy, their association with neonatal outcomes is poorly described. Our …

Background Opioid use during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal and
infant health outcomes. Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) provide a population …

Prescription opioid use during pregnancy and risk for preterm birth or term low birthweight - PMC
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Objective Perinatal opioid use affects almost 4 million pregnancies annually and has
become a leading cause of maternal mortality. Studies on prenatal opioid use are limited by …

Background: It is unclear whether confounding accounts for the increased risk of preterm
birth and small for gestational age (SGA) birth in opioid analgesic exposed pregnancies …