New Jersey has worked for years to improve maternal health outcomes, but one of the greatest challenges has been addressing pregnant or new mothers who face addiction, as many patients deal with ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 7. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. This week’s episode left us all with a heavy, heavy heart.

Thirty-eight percent of pregnancy-associated deaths in Colorado between 2016 and 2020 were due to suicide and unintentional overdose.

It is relevant for providers to adequately assess patients for any type of substance use or abuse during the initial prenatal interview. The patient should be routinely asked about drug and alcohol ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Thirty-year-old Lydia Kareha knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. “My decisions led me down a really rough path,” Kareha said. “I had a lot of felonies. I thought I was ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants born to women with substance abuse problems will fare better if their mothers undergo treatment for these problems early in pregnancy, according to the largest ...

Methadone and buprenorphine, both FDA-approved drugs, are considered the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder. They are so effective, in fact, that they are considered nearly curative for ...

All pregnant patients should have a prenatal panel that includes a complete blood count, screening for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B, a rapid plasma reagin test for syphilis, rubella, ...