Presenter(s): Jessica Gray, MD; Phaedra Moore, BA, CARC; and Amy Sommer, LICSW, IMHM-C
Target Audience: This activity is designed for administrative staff, counselors, interprofessional teams, nurses, PAs, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers. This activity is not accredited.
Webinar Description:
Overdose remains one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related death in the United States, with risk increasing during the postpartum period. Despite the availability of effective medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), many pregnant women face fragmented care, medication discontinuation and significant obstacles to engagement. These realities highlight the urgent need for coordinated, interdisciplinary treatment models that address the medical, psychological, and social dimensions of perinatal OUD.
Using a detailed case example, this webinar follows a single patient from the initial prenatal visit through delivery and the postpartum year, demonstrating how medical providers, behavioral health clinicians and peer recovery coaches work together to support pregnant women with OUD and improve outcomes for both mother and child.
This webinar outlines the clinical reasoning, team-based strategies and patient-centered approaches that support engagement across the perinatal continuum, with an emphasis on MOUD management, mental health treatment, trauma-informed care and child welfare planning.
Educational Objectives:
- Analyze a perinatal case study involving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
- Identify key medical, psychological and peer considerations and how each team member supports relevant care for pregnant people with opioid use disorder (OUD).
- Apply patient-centered, trauma-informed approaches that promote autonomy, trust, and transparent communication across the perinatal continuum.
- Evaluate how stages of recovery influence patient engagement and inform interdisciplinary care strategies.