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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Feb 22;53(2):260–269. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1265563

Table 2. Description of MAT therapy in study participants.

Drug Frequency (%) Mean dose ± SD (mg) Range (mg)
Participants on MAT before they found out that they were pregnant (n=35)
Methadone 23 (65.7) 102.7±34.2 50 - 210
Buprenorphine + Naloxone 12 ( 34.3) 16±8.3 4 - 32

Participants who began MAT after pregnancy recognition (n=17)
Methadone 1 (5.9) 75
Buprenorphine 16 (94.1) 17±6.28 8 - 32

MAT use at the admission for labor and delivery (n=52*)
Methadone 24 (46.2) 125.8±35.6 55 - 210
Buprenorphine 28 (53.8) 22.8±4.2 8 - 32
*

Overall, 53 patients were classified into the MAT group: 52 were on methadone or buprenorphine and 1 was on Oxycodone® throughout the pregnancy