Original Article

Decreased Maternal Weight Gain in Pregnancy Is Seen with Buprenorphine Medication-Assisted Treatment

Objectives: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is associated with low maternal weight gain, and low maternal weight gain is associated with infant mortality. Many MAT patients also are smokers. This study investigates buprenorphine administration during pregnancy as a possible independent risk factor for low maternal weight gain. To our knowledge, this is…

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Review Article

Medications That May be Contributing to Your Patient’s Weight Gain

Nearly 42% of adults in the United States are considered obese. Although there are a number of contributing factors to obesity, one sometimes overlooked contributor to weight gain is medications. Within many classes of medications that may affect weight, the degree of weight gain varies. Although factors such as efficacy,…

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