Published in:
01-04-2019 | Case Report
Opioid Dependence in Pregnancy
Authors:
Sunesh Kumar, Venus Dalal, J. B. Sharma, Rakesh Chadda, Ramesh Agarwal, K. K. Roy
Published in:
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
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Special Issue 1/2019
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Excerpt
Managing opioid dependence in pregnancy is a challenging task. Pregnancy makes opioid-dependent women highly motivated to modify their behaviour and engage in treatment for drug dependence that will benefit her and her unborn child [
1]. We describe a case of opioid dependence in pregnancy. Specific issues that need discussion include the choice of opioid substitution therapy and neonatal abstinence syndrome. …