Sexual Health

The brain develops rapidly during pregnancy, through early childhood, and into adolescence, supporting a child’s cognitive and emotional development. This rapid growth also represents a highly vulnerable time where a variety of environmental exposures can have a large and enduring impact. Environmental exposures during pregnancy and infancy are also likely to have a significant impact on early brain development and long-term health outcomes.

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This project will identify strategies, facilitators, and barriers to retention and recruitment of pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder through pregnancy and the first year postpartum in the Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers (MOMs) trial. We will conduct interviews of research team members from the 13 MOMS sites and focus groups of study participants. We will convene a Delphi panel with research team members and content experts to develop guidelines for future studies.

A series of COVID-related images, including a masked pregnant adult resting her hands on her stomach, a masked young boy in a hospital bed with a stuffed toy, a masked young girl, and a computer generation of an antibody with fork on the top and base on the bottom, overlaid with the words COVID-19 Research and NICHD.