Background: One in 300 opioid naïve women become addicted to opiates after cesarean
birth. After cesarean, women are often prescribed more opiates at discharge than necessary …

Objective To evaluate the impact of a QI initiative to reduce post‐caesarean opioid use.
Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Academic hospital in the USA. Population …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effects of an inpatient initiative to decrease opioid use among
women admitted to labor and delivery. METHODS: We created a multimodal pain power …

Background Cesarean delivery is the most common laparotomy performed in the United
States and can be the first exposure to opioids for many women. Unnecessary consumption …

Background Misuse of prescription opioids is a public health crisis in the United States. In
2016, it was estimated that 3.3 million Americans were misusing prescription opioids …

Objective Opioid prescription after cesarean delivery is excessive and can lead to chronic
opioid use disorder. We assessed the impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of eliminating the routine use of oral opioids for
postcesarean delivery analgesia on postcesarean opioid consumption. METHODS: At a …

Objective To decrease the need for opioids for women in the postpartum period by using the
PainPack Protocol to administer alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Design Quality …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a multiphase, departmental quality improvement effort
decreases opioid prescribing and increases multimodal analgesic use after cesarean …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of a standardized, structured approach to in-
hospital postcesarean delivery pain management with maternal opioid use after cesarean …