Unintended Pregnancies in Opioid Use Disorder

Topics: contraceptive services | Medication for Opioid Use Disorder | Opioid Use Disorder | Pregnancy

REVIEW OF: Heil SH et al, JAMA Psychiatry 2021;78(10):1071–1078 STUDY TYPE: Randomized controlled trial Among women with opioid use disorder, nearly eight out of every 10 pregnancies are unintended (Fischbein RL et al, Contracept Reprod Med 2018;3:4). The complications and potential adverse outcomes of these pregnancies include neonatal opioid w