"They talked to me like I was dirt under their feet:" Treatment and withdrawal experiences of incarcerated pregnant people with opioid use disorder in four U.S. states.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) spend time in jail, yet access to standard of care medications for OUD (MOUD) in jail is limited. Though qualitative studies of non-incarcerated pregnant and non-pregnant incarcerated individuals with OUD demonstrate complexities that must be considered in delivering effective care, studies with pregnant, incarcerated patients with OUD are lacking.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews from October 2020-November 2021 with pregnant and postpartum people with OUD who were currently or previously in jail in Florida, Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia. Interview guides incorporated understandings of the power dynamics of incarceration and gendered expectations of motherhood. We analyzed transcrip

SUBMITTER: Sufrin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature