ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2021
Access to treatment for pregnant incarcerated people with opioid use disorder: Perspectives from community opioid treatment providers.
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- Implementation of Jail and Prison-Based Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Programs: A Narrative Synthesis.Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2025Pooled it
- Deviations from the standard of care in the treatment of pregnant people with opioid use disorder in jails; a mixed methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Bringing MOUD "In House": Implementing an Internal MOUD Program During Pregnancy in a State Prison.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2026Article
- Experiences of People Who Discontinue Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine Treatment Recently Released From Prison in New South Wales, Australia.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Structural and Policy Determinants of Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant People in U.S. Jails.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care Among People Who Experienced Perinatal Incarceration: A Qualitative Study.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Community pharmacist-administered injectable naltrexone for individuals who were formerly incarcerated: a review of Wisconsin legislation and regulations.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Review
- Barriers and facilitators to community pharmacist-provided injectable naltrexone for formerly incarcerated individuals during community reentry.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Childcare needs as a barrier to healthcare among women in a safety-net health system.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Childcare as a social determinant of access to healthcare: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Access to Services for Pregnant People With Opioid Use Disorder in Jails in the United States.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2023Article
- Assessing provision of MOUD and obstetric care in U.S. jails: A content analysis of policies submitted by 59 jails.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Commentary on Nowakowski et al.: Bringing the participants' own words into addictions research-a win-win for patients and investigators.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Article
- "And Then COVID Hits": A Qualitative Study of How Jails Adapted Services to Treat Opioid Use Disorder During COVID-19.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
- Medications for opioid use disorder during pregnancy: Access and continuity in a state women's prison facility, 2016-2019.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Mental health, chronic and infectious conditions among pregnant persons in US state prisons and local jails 2016-2017.Women's health (London, England)Article
- An integrative literature review of substance use treatment service need and provision to pregnant and postpartum populations in carceral settings.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsMany jail facilities provide limited access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for pregnant people with opioid use disorder (OUD), despite it being the standard of care. We aim to explore the perspectives of opioid treatment providers (OTPs) on access to MOUD for pregnant people while incarcerated and postincarceration.
methodsWe conducted 16 semistructured phone interviews with providers and administrators representing 16 unique OTPs in various U.S. states with high maternal opioid use rates. We developed the interview guide using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, and we analyzed interview transcripts using a direct content analysis.
resultsNine participants reported having an arrangement with a carceral facility to provide care for pregnant people with OUD; however, others described how their local jail offered no OUD treatment for incarcerated pregnant people. Even if participants' clinics had arrangements to provide MOUD in a jail, most participants described significant barriers to continuity of care between jails and community providers as patients transition between jails and community settings. OTPs described their belief of how postincarceration, pregnant people experience barriers to OUD care such as lack of access to childcare, preparing for the baby, feeling unwell, in addition to the barriers that nonpregnant patients experience, such as transportation, housing, and financing.
conclusionsOTPs perceive that pregnant people with OUD experience significant barriers to accessing treatment while incarcerated and in community settings due to discrimination, difficulties in continuity of care, and lack of treatment access while incarcerated. The implementation of evidence-based MOUD treatment for pregnant people in jail and continuation of treatment upon release is crucial to reduce health disparities.
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