Pregnancy and postpartum drug overdose deaths in the US before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Han, WM Compton, EB Einstein, E Elder… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Knowledge about characteristics of US pregnancy-associated decedents is
needed to guide responses. Objective To examine individual sociodemographic …

Systematic review: polysubstance prevalence estimates reported during pregnancy, US, 2009–2020

EL Tran, LJ England, Y Park, CH Denny… - Maternal and child health …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The objective of this systematic review is to describe polysubstance studies and
their prevalence estimates among pregnant people in the US. Methods This review was not …

Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use in the United States: A survey of state policies and systematic review of their public health impacts

E Bruzelius, K Underhill, MS Askari, S Kajeepeta… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use may be associated with
unintended adverse health consequences. However, in a rapidly shifting policy climate …

Polysubstance use during pregnancy: the importance of screening, patient education, and integrating a harm reduction perspective

A Board, DV D'Angelo, BS von Essen… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Substance use during pregnancy is associated with poor health outcomes. This
study assessed substance use, polysubstance use, and use of select prescription …

Racial and ethnic inequities in buprenorphine and methadone utilization among reproductive-age women with opioid use disorder: An analysis of Multi-state Medicaid …

KY Xu, DM Schiff, HE Jones, CE Martin… - Journal of general …, 2023 - Springer
Background Associations between race/ethnicity and medications to treat OUD (MOUD),
buprenorphine and methadone, in reproductive-age women have not been thoroughly …

Trends in and characteristics of drug overdose morbidity among pregnant and postpartum individuals in California, 2010-2018

S Goldman-Mellor, J Jensen, SS Cruz… - American Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Fatal drug overdoses among pregnant and postpartum individuals have risen dramatically
over the past 10 years. Trends in and characteristics of nonfatal drug overdoses in this …

Pregnancy-and parenting-related barriers to receiving medication for opioid use disorder: A multi-paneled qualitative study of women in treatment, women who …

HB Apsley, K Brant, S Brothers, E Harrison… - Women's …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Women face unique barriers when seeking treatment for substance use
disorders, often related to pregnancy and parenting. Objectives: This study adds to the …

A case study on variations in network structure and cross‐sector alignment in two local systems serving pregnant and parenting women in recovery

LM Creel, YB Feygin, M Shipley… - Health Services …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe network structure and alignment across organizations in healthcare,
public health, and social services sectors that serve pregnant and parenting women with …

Prenatal Opioid Use Disorder Treatment—the Importance of Shared Decision-Making

MJN Tiako, KR Knight, DM Schiff - JAMA Internal Medicine, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Suarez et al1 studied a population-based cohort of
publicly insured pregnant individuals receiving methadone or buprenorphine for opioid use …

Patient perceptions of and experiences with stigma using telehealth for opioid use disorder treatment: a qualitative analysis

JV Couch, M Whitcomb, BM Buchheit, DA Dorr… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) experience various forms of stigma at
the individual, public, and structural levels that can affect how they access and engage with …