Associations between acute pain after vaginal delivery and postpartum opioid prescription fills: a retrospective case-controlled study

Br J Anaesth. 2024 May;132(5):978-981. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.038. Epub 2024 Feb 29.
No abstract available

Keywords: childbirth; opioids; pain; postpartum; prescription; vaginal delivery.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Pain* / drug therapy
  • Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
  • Delivery, Obstetric / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Postpartum Period
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Pregnancy
  • Prescriptions
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid