Long-term mortality in mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: A population-based parallel-cohort study in England and Ontario, Canada.

Long-term mortality in mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: A population-based parallel-cohort study in England and Ontario, Canada.

<h4>Background</h4>Opioid addiction is a major public health threat to healthy life expectancy; however, little is known of long-term mortality for mothers with opioid use in pregnancy. Pregnancy and delivery care are opportunities to improve access to addiction and supportive services....

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Main Authors: Astrid Guttmann, Ruth Blackburn, Abby Amartey, Limei Zhou, Linda Wijlaars, Natasha Saunders, Katie Harron, Maria Chiu, Ruth Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002974

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