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methadone and Stillbirth

methadone has been researched along with Stillbirth in 3 studies

Methadone: A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
methadone : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one : A ketone that is heptan-3-one substituted by a dimethylamino group at position 6 and two phenyl groups at position 4.

Stillbirth: The event that a FETUS is born dead or stillborn.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The mainstay of the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy is with methadone or buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment."7.96Use of naltrexone in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy. ( Katz, E; Towers, CV; Visconti, K; Weitz, B, 2020)
"The mainstay of the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy is with methadone or buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment."3.96Use of naltrexone in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy. ( Katz, E; Towers, CV; Visconti, K; Weitz, B, 2020)
"Two national cohorts of women receiving opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy showed small but not statistically significant differences in neonatal outcomes in favour of buprenorphine compared with methadone."3.88Neonatal outcomes after fetal exposure to methadone and buprenorphine: national registry studies from the Czech Republic and Norway. ( Engeland, A; Gabrhelík, R; Handal, M; Lund, IO; Mravčík, V; Nechanská, B; Skurtveit, S, 2018)
"Methadone was most frequently used for prenatal opioid dependence; there was little buprenorphine or buprenorphine + naloxone use."1.46Infants Born to Opioid-Dependent Women in Ontario, 2002-2014. ( Brogly, SB; Davies, G; Dow, K; Johnson, A; Lajkosz, K; Newman, A; Turner, S, 2017)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (66.67)24.3611
2020's1 (33.33)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Brogly, SB1
Turner, S1
Lajkosz, K1
Davies, G1
Newman, A1
Johnson, A1
Dow, K1
Nechanská, B1
Mravčík, V1
Skurtveit, S1
Lund, IO1
Gabrhelík, R1
Engeland, A1
Handal, M1
Towers, CV1
Katz, E1
Weitz, B1
Visconti, K1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for methadone and Stillbirth

ArticleYear
Infants Born to Opioid-Dependent Women in Ontario, 2002-2014.
    Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC, 2017, Volume: 39, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Buprenorphine; Congenital Abnormalities; Databases, Factual; Female; Health Care Costs; Human

2017
Neonatal outcomes after fetal exposure to methadone and buprenorphine: national registry studies from the Czech Republic and Norway.
    Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2018, Volume: 113, Issue:7

    Topics: Abortion, Spontaneous; Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Apgar Score; Buprenorphine; Czech Republic; Female

2018
Use of naltrexone in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2020, Volume: 222, Issue:1

    Topics: Abortion, Spontaneous; Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Buprenorphine; Case-Control Studies; Female; Human

2020