The objective of this study was to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal substance abuse and neonatal outcomes. Findings suggest that there was a significant increase in maternal fentanyl use during the pandemic, even with OMT enrollment, with an increase in preterm births and lower birth weights among infants born to mothers with substance use. 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36746986/

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