These results suggest that such safety guidelines reduce the risk of neonatal sedation with
maternal opioid use.
In a study looking at hospital discharge diagnostic codes, antepartum
maternal opioid use increased nearly fivefold from 2000 to 2009 (7).
Not exact matches
This Home Visiting - ImpACT webinar features a virtual presentation and dialogue about strategies that the
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program can
use to support mothers with
opioid use disorder and infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
Researchers at Jefferson's
Maternal Addiction Treatment Education & Research (MATER) program found significant improvement in the quality of parenting among mothers who participated in a trauma - informed, mindfulness - based parenting intervention while also in medication - assisted treatment for
opioid use disorder.
Early universal screening, brief intervention (such as engaging a patient in a short conversation, providing feedback and advice), and referral for treatment of pregnant women with
opioid use and
opioid use disorder improve
maternal and infant outcomes.
This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the
opioid epidemic and substance
use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug
use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of
maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including
opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance
use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.