Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds
A Truveta study of 500,000 C-sections found that women in rural communities are more likely than urban residents to be prescribed opioids upon hospital discharge. The research highlights geographical disparities in postpartum pain management practices. These findings reflect significant differences in healthcare delivery based on a patient's location.
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 […]
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