Maternal Perspective of Inpatient Methadone Initiation: Opportunities to Increase Retention in Treatment
Meghan Gannon,
Dennis Hand,
Vanessa Short
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
Recent trends demonstrate increases in the rates of opioid use among pregnant and parenting women. Treatment for pregnant people with opioid use disorder (OUD) includes medications for OUD, like methadone, as well as comprehensive support services. Still, inpatient treatment engagement is suboptimal and treatment drop out is common. There is little research examining the maternal perspective of the inpatient methadone initiation experience. The primary aim of this qualitative methods stu… Show more
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