Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

Opioid use disorders during pregnancy are a major risk factor for pregnancy-associated deaths. Women with opioid use disorders also experience increases in the incidence of cardiac arrest, renal failure, cesarean delivery, and blood transfusion. As such there is a tremendous need by obstetricians to understand and treat opiate use as a holistic public health problem with its own unique risk factors, and management strategies. Universal screening with brief intervention and referral, referral to psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy are all recommended strategies for opioid use disorder in pregnancy.
Source: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Tags: Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Source Type: research