Comparing maternal substance use and perinatal outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joan LienTristan HayesFeng Liu-Smith Divya Rana

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2023)

There was a significant increase in maternal fentanyl use during the pandemic, even with OMT enrollment, with an increase in preterm births and lower birth weights among infants born to mothers with substance use.

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