Effects of the COVID-19 early pandemic on delivery outcomes among women with and without COVID-19 at birth.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic may influence delivery outcomes through direct effects of infection or indirect effects of disruptions in prenatal care. We examined early pandemic-related changes in birth outcomes for pregnant women with and without a COVID-19 diagnosis at delivery.

Methods: We compared four delivery outcomes-preterm delivery (PTD), severe maternal morbidity (SMM), stillbirth, and cesarean birth-between 2017 and 2019 (prepandemic) and between April and December 2020 (early-pandemic) using interrupted time series models on 11.

Contributors to disparities in postpartum readmission rates between safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals: A decomposition analysis.

Background: Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) treat more maternal patients with risk factors for postpartum readmission.

Objective: To assess how patient, hospital, and community characteristics explain the SNH/non-SNH disparity in postpartum readmission rates.

Design: A linear probability model assessed covariates associated with postpartum readmissions.

Readmissions Following Inpatient Treatment for Opioid-Related Conditions.

Background: Previous research suggests that relatively few hospitalized patients with opioid-related conditions receive substance use treatment during their inpatient stay. Without treatment, these individuals may be more likely to have subsequent hospitalizations for continued opioid use disorder.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between receipt of inpatient drug detoxification and/or rehabilitation services and subsequent opioid-related readmission.

State variation in opioid treatment policies and opioid-related hospital readmissions.

Background: State policy approaches designed to provide opioid treatment options have received significant attention in addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States. In particular, expanded availability of naloxone to reverse overdose, Good Samaritan laws intended to protect individuals who attempt to provide or obtain emergency services for someone experiencing an opioid overdose, and expanded coverage of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for individuals with opioid abuse or dependence may help curtail hospital readmissions from opioids. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the association between the presence of state opioid treatment policies-naloxone standing orders, Good Samaritan laws, and Medicaid medication-assisted treatment (MAT) coverage-and opioid-related hospital readmissions.