Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders Identified Among Delivery Hospitalizations in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Substance use in pregnancy is increasing in the United States (US), although little is know about co-occurring substance use disorders in pregnancy. Our objective was to determine the prevalence and patterns of co-occurring substance use disorders identified at delivery hospitalizations among US women.

Methods

Using data from the National Inpatient Sample, a nationally representative sample of hospitalizations in the US, we identified females ages 15 to 44 years with a delivery hospitalization from 2007 to 2016 (weighted N = 38 million). We identified diagnoses for use of any of the following substance use disorders: alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, sedatives, or tobacco. Using multivariable regression, we calculated the weighted adjusted prevale

SUBMITTER: Jarlenski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8166954 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature