Pregnant people with opioid use disorder are more likely to receive buprenorphine (a recommended treatment) if they are older, white and have public insurance, which may indicate differences in health care access and care, according to preliminary findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance network used to improve health outcomes among pregnant people with OUD and their children. READ MORE

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