Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Among Birthing People With an Alcohol-related Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although safety and effectiveness of medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) are well established for adults, literature on these medications in pregnancy is limited. Given known adverse effects of untreated AUD during pregnancy, clinicians and researchers have recently begun to call for reconsidering use of medications for AUD in pregnancy. Thus, we sought to estimate the proportion of birthing people with an alcohol-related diagnosis who received a prescription for medication related to AUD treatment.

Methods

Data were from Meritive MarketScan, a national private insurance claims database. The study cohort included birthing people aged 25-50 who gave birth to a singleton in the United States between 2006 and 2019 and were matched with an infant. Variables inc

SUBMITTER: Roberts SCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature