Several articles in the July 2017 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Green Journal, will focus on opioid use in pregnancy and the relation to neonatal abstinence syndrome. The articles include:
- Editorial by Stephen Patrick: A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Epidemic
- Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Childhood Outcomes: Executive Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD, ACOG, AAP, SMFM, CDC, and the March of Dimes Foundation
- Patterns of Opioid Prescription and Use After Cesarean Delivery
- Postdischarge Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery
- A Shared Decision-Making Intervention to Guide Opioid Prescribing After Cesarean Delivery