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Ways to identify and treat pregnant women with OUD
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30457
Subject(s) - opioid use disorder , disease control , medicine , stigma (botany) , social stigma , pregnancy , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , opioid , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , receptor , biology , genetics
Untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) contributes to adverse maternal and infant outcomes, and states are taking various approaches to improving these outcomes. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified successful strategies, which included increasing access to care and improving provider awareness, and recommended a focus on increasing surveillance while reducing stigma for women and infants.