Medical specialty of buprenorphine prescribers for pregnant women with opioid use disorder

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 May;220(5):502-503. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.01.226. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

Authors

Mara A G Hollander¹, Marian P Jarlenski², Julie M Donohue², Evan S Cole², David Kelley³, Elizabeth E Krans⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, 130 De Soto Street, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261. Electronic address: mhollander@pitt.edu.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, 130 De Soto Street, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261.
³ Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Harrisburg, PA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Buprenorphine / therapeutic use*
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Medicaid
Methadone / therapeutic use
Opiate Substitution Treatment*
Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
Pennsylvania
Physician's Role
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
Rural Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Specialization / statistics & numerical data*
United States
Urban Health Services / statistics & numerical data

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Buprenorphine
Methadone

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