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Buprenorphine uptake during pregnancy following the 2017 guidelines update on prenatal opioid use disorder
Nguemeni Tiako M, Meinhofer A, Friedman A, South E, Epstein R, Meisel Z, Morgan J. Buprenorphine uptake during pregnancy following the 2017 guidelines update on prenatal opioid use disorder. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 227: 544-546.e1. PMID: 35613648, PMCID: PMC9420821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineFemaleHumansMethadoneOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPregnancyPregnancy Complications
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Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017.
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Friedman A, Culhane J, South E, Meisel ZF. Predictors of Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Retention in Treatment Among U.S. Pregnant Women, 2013-2017. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 687-694. PMID: 33706349, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderAdministration of medicationsPrimary opioid use disorderTreatment episodesPregnant womenMedication administrationUse disordersInitiation of methadoneCompletion of treatmentPredictors of initiationPrior treatment episodesCross-sectional analysisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeFindings highlight gapsCurrent guidelinesMedicationsSynthetic opioidsLogistic regressionAdministrationCare systemTreatmentWomenEpisodesMethadone