New SAMHSA Fact Sheets Offer Providers Guidance on Patient Care for Pregnant Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

SAMHSA announces the release of Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby: Opioids in Pregnancy fact sheets. These four new fact sheets emphasize the importance of continuing a mothers treatment throughout her pregnancy and can be distributed by a variety of health care professionals. Fact sheet topics include information on:

OUD and pregnancy
OUD treatment
Neonatal abstinence syndrome
Personal considerations to address before hospital discharge

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The fact sheets serve as companion documents to Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants, and include a customizable space for health care professionals to include their logos or contact information.