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Chapter 76 - Opioid Use Disorders in Pregnancy

from Section 13 - Miscellaneous Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Tricia E. Wright  and
Amira El-Messidi
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A 25-year-old primigravida at 21+5 weeks’ gestation is sent by her primary care provider for urgent consultation and transfer of care to your tertiary center’s high-risk obstetrics unit for increasing diaphoresis, body aches, and anxiousness since self-discontinuation of heroin upon recent knowledge of pregnancy.

Keywords

Opioid use disorder, addiction medicine, chronic opioid dependency, pregnancyOpioid withdrawal, signs, symptomsClinical opioid withdrawal scale (COWS)Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)ComorbiditiesPhysical examinationInvestigationsToxicology screeningSmoking cessation interventionsAntepartum, intrapartum, postpartum managementOpioid agonists, buprenorphine, methadone, fetal biophysical parametersPerinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeBreastfeeding
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 955 - 970
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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