Patterns of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy, 7 Clinical Sites, MATernaL and Infant clinical NetworK (MAT-LINK), 2014-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe patterns of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during pregnancies in the opioid use disorder (OUD) cohort of MAT-LINK, a sentinel surveillance network of pregnancies at US clinical sites.

Methods

Seven clinical sites providing care for pregnant people with OUD collected electronic health record data. Pregnancies were included in this analysis if (1) the pregnancy outcome occurred between January 2014 and August 2021, (2) the person had OUD, and (3) there was any electronic health record-documented MOUD during pregnancy. Analyses describing MOUD type, demographic characteristics, and timing during pregnancy were performed.

Results

Among 3911 pregnancies with any documented MOUD, more than 90% of pregnancies with methadone were to publicly

SUBMITTER: Tran EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903160 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature