Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates?
Pregnancy in opioid-dependent women is a major public health issue. Women who are afflicted by opioid addiction are a highly vulnerable group of patients frequently becoming pregnant unplanned and at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and peri-natal complications. Opioid agonist maintenance treatmen...
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| description | Pregnancy in opioid-dependent women is a major public health issue. Women who are afflicted by opioid addiction are a highly vulnerable group of patients frequently becoming pregnant unplanned and at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and peri-natal complications. Opioid agonist maintenance treatment is the best option for the majority of women. Ideally, early and closely monitored treatment in an interdisciplinary team approach including social workers, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, gynecologists, anesthesiologists, and pediatricians should be provided. The treatment of comorbid psychiatric conditions, the resolution of financial, legal, and housing issues, and the psychosocial support provided have a significant effect on optimizing pregnancy outcomes. This paper aims to update health professionals in the field of gynecology and obstetrics on the latest optimal treatment approaches for mothers suffering from opioid dependence and their neonates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-806f5d8bdaec44278777e786642a4afe2025-02-03T06:06:15ZengWileyObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972012-01-01201210.1155/2012/195954195954Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates?Annemarie Unger0Verena Metz1Gabriele Fischer2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, AustriaPregnancy in opioid-dependent women is a major public health issue. Women who are afflicted by opioid addiction are a highly vulnerable group of patients frequently becoming pregnant unplanned and at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and peri-natal complications. Opioid agonist maintenance treatment is the best option for the majority of women. Ideally, early and closely monitored treatment in an interdisciplinary team approach including social workers, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, gynecologists, anesthesiologists, and pediatricians should be provided. The treatment of comorbid psychiatric conditions, the resolution of financial, legal, and housing issues, and the psychosocial support provided have a significant effect on optimizing pregnancy outcomes. This paper aims to update health professionals in the field of gynecology and obstetrics on the latest optimal treatment approaches for mothers suffering from opioid dependence and their neonates.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/195954 |
| spellingShingle | Annemarie Unger Verena Metz Gabriele Fischer Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? Obstetrics and Gynecology International |
| title | Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? |
| title_full | Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? |
| title_short | Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? |
| title_sort | opioid dependent and pregnant what are the best options for mothers and neonates |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/195954 |
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