NIH R01 · 2024
Project Summary/Abstract The rapid rise in prenatal exposure to prescription and other opioids over the last decade mirrors dramatic trends in opioid use across the general population of the US. In some states nearly one in four pregnancies are exposed to prescription opioids; 60-80% of affected pregnancies are Medicaid-covered. Moreover, the rise in maternal opioid use disorder (OUD), prenatal opioid exposure, and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) appears to be driving a substantial increase child protective services (CPS) involvement. However, the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on pregnancy and child outcomes, independent of co-occurring factors, remains unclear. To address this gap,…
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