Pregnant, Post-partum, & Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

In a follow up to episode 7 on pregnancy and MOUD the study we cover in episode 8 reports on the prevalence of OUD-related hospital use during the postpartum period. The researchers also assess how prenatal treatment for OUD is associated with postpartum OUD-related hospital use.

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Martin, C. E., Britton, E., Shadowen, H., Bachireddy, C., Harrell, A., Zhao, X., & Cunningham, P. (2023). Disparities in opioid use disorder–related hospital use among postpartum Virginia Medicaid members. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 208935.