Background: Oxycodone is increasingly prescribed for postpartum analgesia in lieu of
codeine owing to concerns regarding the neonatal safety of codeine during lactation. We …

Objectives To examine whether postpartum treatment with oxycodone is associated with an
increased risk of new persistent opioid use relative to codeine. Methods Population-based …

This thesis uses administrative health data to examine temporal trends in postpartum opioid
prescribing in Ontario, Canada, as well as the maternal and neonatal risks associated with …

This cohort study reveals interesting differences between patients prescribed oxycodone
and codeine post-partum. Understanding prescribing patterns for opioid analgesics and the …

Opioids are commonly prescribed following childbirth, but data are lacking on trends in
postpartum opioid prescribing over time. We examined whether a highly publicized 2006 …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with new persistent opioid use after childbirth.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study of individuals who initiated …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether individualized postdischarge oxycodone prescribing
guided by inpatient opioid use reduces the number of unused opioid tablets after cesarean …

Importance Prescription opioids are often used during pregnancy even though they are
associated with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Most studies of adverse …

Objective To evaluate the association between opioid prescribing during pregnancy and
new persistent opioid use in the year following delivery. Materials and Methods This …

Women are commonly exposed to opioids after birth. This exposure leads to an increased
risk of chronic opioid use. Physician and providers should judiciously reduce the amount of …