The Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy (MAT-LINK) can be an effective tool to find trends and disparities in opioid use among pregnant people with opiate use disorder (PPOUD), according to the CDC.
The MAT-LINK is a surveillance network of seven clinical sites in the United States that captures demographic and clinical information about PPOUD. The network’s goal is to better understand and develop treatment