Maternal fetal benefits of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)

Reduces illegal opioid use as well as the use of other drugs, thus diminishing the risk of hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted infections

Helps to remove the individual from the drug-seeking environment

Eliminates illegal behaviors, such as engaging in sexual services in exchange for money or other material compensation

Prevents fluctuation of the individual's drug level over the course of the day

Reduces maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity

Leads to improvement in maternal nutrition and infant birth weight

Improves the individual's ability to participate in prenatal care and treatment of opioid use disorder

Enhances the individual's ability to prepare for the birth of their infant and begin homemaking; stabilized individuals on MOUD are more likely to retain custody of their children

Children are more closely monitored when the mother is part of a treatment program for opioid use disorder

Reduces the frequency of obstetric complications

HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Adapted from: Alcohol and other drug treatment guidelines for pregnant, substance-using women. In: Treatment Improvement Protocol Series 2: Pregnant, Substance-abusing Women, Mitchell JL (Ed), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Rockville, MD 1995.

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Maternal fetal benefits of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)