A nation-wide Swedish study of opioid analgesic prescribing patterns during pregnancy and associated preexisting mental health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research has consistently shown individuals with mental health conditions are more likely to be prescribed opioid analgesic medications and to engage in heavier utilization. However, it is unclear whether these findings apply to pregnant women.

Study design

We explored opioid analgesic prescription in 689,400 pregnancies occurring in Sweden between 2007 and 2013. We investigated prescription patterns across time and type of source clinic for any opioid analgesic and for strong and weak opioid analgesics. We further evaluated the extent to which receipt of opioid analgesic medications was associated with previous mental health diagnoses and prescriptions of other psychoactive medications.

Results

The prevalence of pregnant women who filled prescriptions fo

SUBMITTER: Sujan AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature