Engagement in perinatal outpatient services among women in recovery from opioid use disorders.

ABSTRACT: Background: Despite being highly motivated to recover, pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorders (OUD) are at high risk of relapse and death. While many services mitigate this risk, engagement in voluntary, outpatient services remains low. Our aim was to understand the experiences of and factors influencing outpatient service engagement during the perinatal period among women in recovery from OUD. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews about perinatal experiences engaging with outpatient services, with 20 women in recovery aged 22-46 years who had children between 6 months and 10 years old. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: Women described a continuum of 'collaborative

SUBMITTER: Peacock-Chambers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919676 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature