A new study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that the rates of pregnant women diagnosed with opioid use disorder and of babies born with withdrawal symptoms increased from 2010-2017. The study, published today inindicates that mothers with opioid-related diagnoses documented at delivery increased by 131%.
“Our findings highlight substantial state variation with as many as 1 in 20 deliveries affected by opioids in West Virginia and Vermont, yet increased rates of opioid diagnoses were seen in nearly all states. Half of the states more than doubled their rates during the study period,” said lead author Ashley Hirai, Ph.D., of HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau .
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