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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 Research
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Urban residential tree canopy and perceived stress among pregnant women
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, South E, Shannon MM, McCarthy C, Meisel ZF, Elovitz MA, Burris HH. Urban residential tree canopy and perceived stress among pregnant women. Environmental Research 2021, 201: 111620. PMID: 34216611, PMCID: PMC8485251, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors 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 systemTreatmentWomenEpisodesMethadoneThe Government’s Involvement in Prenatal Drug Testing May Be Toxic
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Sweeney L. The Government’s Involvement in Prenatal Drug Testing May Be Toxic. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2021, 26: 761-763. PMID: 33392931, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03110-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersPregnant patientsSubstance useNon-pregnant peoplePrenatal drug testingNeonatal abstinence syndromePublic health scaleEvidence-based carePrenatal substance usePatient-provider relationshipReportable offenseWhite patientsBlack patientsAbstinence syndromeObstetric careChronic illnessGreater oddsHealthcare providersPatientsPregnant peopleHealthcare professionalsGreater riskRacial disparitiesDrug testing