• Tara M Higgins, Daisy J Goodman, and Marjorie C Meyer.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, United States of America. Electronic address: tara.m.higgins@hitchcock.org.
• Prev Med. 2019 Nov 1; 128: 105786105786.

AbstractPerinatal opioid use disorder (OUD) is a life-threatening condition that significantly impacts women in rural areas. Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is the recommended treatment but can be difficult to access. Pregnant women may initially present for treatment of OUD in the emergency department, on labor and delivery units, or in an office setting, each of which presents unique challenges. Initiation of MAT in the appropriate setting, based on accurate assessment of gestational age, is a centrally important component of care for perinatal OUD. However, initiating treatment may present challenges to providers who lack experience treating this disorder. Vermont and New Hampshire are predominantly rural states which have focused on expanding MAT access for pregnant women using two different approaches to integrating treatment with maternity care.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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