Postpartum Follow-up Care for Pregnant Persons With Opioid Use Disorder and Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Marian Jarlenski, Qingwen Chen, Katherine A. Ahrens, Lindsay Allen, Anna E. Austin, Catherine A. Chappell, Julie M. Donohue, Lindsay Hammerslag, Paul Lanier, Mary Joan McDuffie, Jeffrey Talbert, Lu Tang, Elizabeth E. Krans
Abstract
In Brief Among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant persons with opioid use disorder, one third are diagnosed with hepatitis C virus infection, but only 6% receive postpartum follow-up or medication treatment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOpioid use disorderPregnancyOpiate Substitution TreatmentHepatitis C virusObstetricsVirusVirologyOpioidBuprenorphineInternal medicineGeneticsBiologyReceptorPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumGestational Diabetes Research and Management