| Literature DB >> 26244538 |
Mallory E Kremer1, Kavita Shah Arora.
Abstract
The rising prevalence of women with opioid addiction in pregnancy necessitates understanding of medical, ethical, and legal considerations on the part of obstetricians. In addition to briefly reviewing the medical care of opioid abuse in pregnancy, we offer a careful consideration of the stigmatization of addiction and resultant medicolegal sequelae. We advocate for improved access to opioid maintenance therapy and social services as a means of improving healthful pregnancy outcomes and decry recent trends in the criminalization of addiction nationwide.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26244538 DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Obstet Gynecol ISSN: 0029-7844 Impact factor: 7.661