In utero opioid exposure tied to greater risk for hospitalizations, ED visits for immune-related conditions

MedPage Today (1/18, Firth ) reports a study found that “opioid use during pregnancy for pain or opioid use disorder was associated with an increased risk for hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for immune-related conditions in exposed offspring.” Among “more than 400,000 kids born in Western Australia, those with perinatal opioid exposure had an increased risk of perinatal infection…and eczema and dermatitis…compared with non-exposed children,” the research found. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

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