TY - JOUR
T1 - Care for Incarcerated Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder
T2 - Equity and Justice Implications
AU - Ahlbach, Chris
AU - Sufrin, Carolyn
AU - Shlafer, Rebecca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - With the simultaneous rise in maternal opioid use disorder (OUD) and the incarceration of pregnant people in the United States, we must ensure that prisons and jails adequately address the health and well-being of incarcerated pregnant people with OUD. Despite long-established, clear, and evidence-based recommendations regarding the treatment of OUD during pregnancy, incarcerated pregnant people with OUD do not consistently receive medication treatment and are instead forced into opioid withdrawal. This inadequate care raises multiple concerns, including issues of justice and equity, considerations regarding the legal and ethical obligations of the provision of health care, and violations of the medical and legal rights of incarcerated people. We offer recommendations for improving care for this often-ignored group.
AB - With the simultaneous rise in maternal opioid use disorder (OUD) and the incarceration of pregnant people in the United States, we must ensure that prisons and jails adequately address the health and well-being of incarcerated pregnant people with OUD. Despite long-established, clear, and evidence-based recommendations regarding the treatment of OUD during pregnancy, incarcerated pregnant people with OUD do not consistently receive medication treatment and are instead forced into opioid withdrawal. This inadequate care raises multiple concerns, including issues of justice and equity, considerations regarding the legal and ethical obligations of the provision of health care, and violations of the medical and legal rights of incarcerated people. We offer recommendations for improving care for this often-ignored group.
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U2 - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004002
DO - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32769655
AN - SCOPUS:85089818436
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 136
SP - 576
EP - 581
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 3
ER -