Over the last decade, opioid use has quadrupled in pregnant persons, with overdose becoming a leading cause of pregnancy-related death. As the opioid crisis impacts this demographic, there is urgency within the medical community to expand expertise and treatment...
Opioid use is increasing among pregnant people in the United States. From 2010 to 2017, pregnant persons diagnosed with opioid use disorder nearly doubled from 4.6 to 8.2 per 1,000 delivery hospitalizations. However, few obstetrician-gynecologists are trained to...
It’s 3 a.m. A newborn is fussing and crying, unable to communicate what they need. It’s a stressful time for any parent. But for a new mother who lives with opioid use disorder and is in treatment, it can cue overwhelming feelings associated with trauma...
Currently, under Massachusetts law, healthcare providers are mandated to report a person to the Department of Children & Families (DCF) for suspected abuse or neglect when they give birth to a baby who was exposed to substances designated as “addictive...
The interruption of medical care and isolation caused by COVID-19 is adding fuel to the opioid epidemic, with dramatically more relapses and deaths over the past year. Nationwide, there has been a 38% increase in opioid overdose deaths, with 10 states reporting over a...