USA. Overdose Deaths up 81% in Pregnant, Postpartum Women Drug overdose deaths in pregnant and postpartum women rose by about 81% from 2017 to 2020, researchers report in a JAMA research letter published online Dec. 6. (Medscape, USA, 0...

Association of Prenatal Exposure to Benzodiazepines With Development of Autism Spectrum and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.  VeChen VC, Wu SI, Lin CF, Lu ML, Chen YL, Stewart R.  JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2243282. do...

Maternal methadone split dosing in pregnancy  Cindy Flores, Usman Riaz Heroin Addict Relat Clin Probl, Published Ahead of Print November 22, 2022 https://www.heroinaddictionrelatedclinicalproblems.org/download-article.php?idarticolodoi=Ado...

Project BETTER: Preliminary Feasibility and Acceptability of a Technology-Delivered Educational Program for Pregnant and Postpartum People with Opioid Use Disorder.  Martin S, Parlier-Ahmad AB, Eglovitch M, Ondersma SJ, Svikis DS, Martin CE....

Maternal use of methamphetamine induces sex-dependent changes in myocardial gene expression in adult offspring.  Dague A, Chavva H, Brazeau DA, Denvir J, Rorabaugh BR.  Physiol Rep. 2022 Nov;10(22):e15509. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15509. PMI...

Prenatal methamphetamine exposure causes dysfunction in glucose metabolism and low birthweight.  Doi M, Nakama N, Sumi T, Usui N, Shimada S.  Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 24;13:1023984. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1023984. PMID: 3...