Ariadna Forray, MD

Articles by Ariadna Forray, MD

Clinical Update

Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy

April 1, 2024

Ariadna Forray, MD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Chief of Psychological Medicine Section, Psychiatry; Director, Center for Wellbeing of Women and Mothers; Yale Medical Director, ACCESS Mental Health for Moms, New Haven, CT.

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report.

Dr. Forray and Dr. Capurso have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

As the overall prevalence of opioid use disorder has increased, so to has the prevalence of opioid use during pregnancy. Opioid use during pregnancy can put both your patient and the baby at risk, making proper treatment with MOUD essential. In this article, we outline the special considerations for the treatment of OUD during pregnancy and discuss how to prescribe MOUD safely.

The Pregnant Patient With Substance Use Disorder

July 3, 2021

Ariadna Forray, MD

Ariadna Forray, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Interim Chief, Section of Psychological Medicine. Director, Center for Wellbeing of Women and Mothers, Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Forray has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Forray gives readers a comprehensive refresher on fetal effects of alcohol, tobacco, opioid, cannabis, and stimulant use during pregnancy. She then lays out the current evidence for various treatments and provides recommendations for how to treat pregnant patients with addiction.