Opioid-affected births to rural residents increase in rural and urban hospitals

(University of Minnesota) Pregnant women with opioid addiction may have particular challenges in receiving the care they need when they live in rural areas. Both maternal opioid use disorder and neonatal abstinence syndrome, also known as infant withdrawal, are increasing faster in rural areas than in urban areas.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2OZ7MMU