Trends in prenatal prescription opioid use among Medicaid beneficiaries in Wisconsin, 2010-2019

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OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in prenatal opioid prescription exposure following new guidelines and policies.

STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study of all (262,284) Wisconsin Medicaid-insured live births 2010-2019. Prenatal exposures were classified as analgesic, short term, and chronic (90+ days), and medications used to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD). We describe overall and stratified temporal trends and used linear probability models with interaction terms to test their significance.

RESULT: We found 42,437 (16.2%) infants with prenatal exposure; most (90.5%) reflected analgesic opioids. From 2010 to 2019, overall exposure declined 12.8 percentage points (95% CI = 12.1-13.1). Reductions were observed across maternal demographic groups and in both rural and urban settings, though the extent varied. There was a small reduction in chronic analgesic exposure and a concurrent increase in MOUD.

CONCLUSION: Broad and sustained declines in prenatal prescription opioid exposure occurred over the decade, with little change in the percentage of infants chronically exposed.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - (2024) vom: 01. Apr.

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Englisch

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Ehrenthal, Deborah B [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Pac, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Durrance, Christine Piette [VerfasserIn]
Kirby, Russell S [VerfasserIn]
Berger, Lawrence M [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 06.04.2024

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10.1038/s41372-024-01954-y

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NLM370508939