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NC addiction treatment programs partner to reduce maternal deaths from substance use

Summary by North Carolina Health News
By Rachel Crumpler Overdose is a significant cause of maternal death in North Carolina, according to the state’s latest maternal mortality review.  Among the 76 pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in North Carolina in 2018 and 2019, a little over one quarter — 20 deaths — were from overdoses. Nearly all of the deaths were related to opioids, with fentanyl involved in 14. “That’s shockingly horrific,” said David Ryan, an OB-GYN and addiction m…
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