The purpose of the study is to compare a text message based mental health and substance use screening and referral to treatment program, called Listening to Women and Pregnant and Postpartum People (LTWP), to standard of care mental health and substance use screening to look at treatment attendance and retention in treatment. Participation would involve completing the consent process and then the MUSC study team would collect mental health and substance use screening, referral and treatment data on participant's from their medical records or through the participant's pediatrician. The participant may also be asked to take part in surveys and interviews.
The purpose of the study is to 1) determine the most practical study recruitment strategies for pregnant and postpartum women with marijuana use and 2) collect data to determine what types of studies pregnant and postpartum women are willing to take part in. Participation involves completing an online survey that takes about 10 minutes to complete.
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) is a condition in which infants undergo withdrawal after exposure to opioids in utero. The current standard of care uses oral morphine and/or methadone which can lead to harmful side effects in the infant. We propose a non-drug based, adjunct treatment that stimulates nerves around the ear, and may help reduce withdrawal symptoms while using less morphine.