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Pandemic saw record drug deaths among pregnant women

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Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women spiked by 81 percent between 2017 and 2020 and mirrored a similar rise among women of childbearing age overall.

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Kaiser Health News

Drug Deaths In Pregnancy And Among New Mothers Soared During Covid

A study shows the numbers hit a record high in 2020. Meanwhile, News 4 Jax reports that doctors are finding it increasingly hard to reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdose due to the evolution of new, more powerful strands of the drug.

2 years ago·United States

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News Medical

Drug overdose deaths reach a record high among pregnant and postpartum women, study reveals

Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180 percent in the past five years, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

2 years ago·United States

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NBC News

Drug deaths among pregnant women and new mothers hit a record high during the pandemic

The number of pregnant women and new mothers dying from drug overdoses grew dramatically as the pandemic took hold, reaching a record high in 2020, a new study

2 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Pandemic saw record drug deaths among pregnant women

Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women spiked by 81 percent between 2017 and 2020 and mirrored a similar rise among women of childbearing age overall.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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