The Texas Department of State Health Services today hosted a TexasAIM summit focused on reducing deaths and injuries of pregnant women and new mothers due to opioid and other substance use. The 600 in-person and virtual attendees heard from state and national leaders in health care, mental health, drug treatment and social services about how substance use affects women around pregnancy and the steps Texas is taking to improve their care.
“We know substance use can cause miscarriage and preterm birth,” said DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford, MD. “It can also increase the risk of other pregnancy complications. Data from DSHS and the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee shows that substance use is one of the leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths, contributing to eight percent of deaths reviewed by the committee.”
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