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Letters Author Contributions: Dr J. McDonald had full access to all of the data in the to identify whether infants were exposed in utero to opioid study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of treatment or to illicit opioids. Methadone and buprenor- the data analysis. phine reduce cravings and decrease the stressful cycle of with- Concept and design: J. McDonald, R. McDonald, Jentoft, Kallmes, Eckel. drawal and intoxication for the mother and fetus. Because of Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: J. McDonald, R. McDonald, Jentoft, Paolini, Murray. this, treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorder Drafting of the manuscript: J. McDonald, R. McDonald, Eckel. with opioid agonist therapy has shown to have improved ma- Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors. ternal outcomes (eg, reduction in overdose risk and reduc- Statistical analysis: J. McDonald, R. McDonald. Administrative, technical, or material support: R. McDonald, Jentoft, Paolini, tion in relapse risk) and infant outcomes (eg, higher birth 3,4 Eckel. weights and longer gestation). The American College of Ob- Supervision: Kallmes. stetrics and Gynecology and the American Academy of Pedi- Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs J. McDonald and Kallmes report
JAMA Pediatrics – American Medical Association
Published: Jul 1, 2017
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