Opioids and Pregnancy: Focusing on Harm Reduction
Show: Women’s Healthcast
Opioid use during pregnancy is happening more and more across the country, which can lead to some complications for moms and babies. On this episode, Jackie Adams talks about opioid use disorder, safety concerns for using opioids while pregnant, and a new program she started to support pregnant people in treatment for opioids. Dr. Adams is a fellow in the UW Ob-Gyn maternal-fetal medicine program.
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