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Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds

michiganadvance.com · 4hShare

Women giving birth in rural communities were more likely than peers in urban areas to receive oral opioid prescriptions for pain upon leaving the hospital after a cesarean section, according to a new analysis of data from half a million C-sections. The study was conducted by researchers at Truveta, a health data and analytics company […]

First report: Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds — stateline.org, 1d