OB Fellows Grand Rounds: A Reflection on Obstetric Opioid Prescription Practices
Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United StatesShelby L. Takeshita, MDOB Fellow, Natividad Medical Center Presented by: Shelby L. Takeshita, MD OPIOID USE HAS INCREASED NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. THE NUMBER OF OPIOID OVERDOSES AND RELATED DEATHS AMONG WOMEN HAS QUADRUPLED IN THE PAST DECADE. RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE OBSTETRIC POPULATION IS BEING PRESCRIBED AN EXCESS …
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