It’s All In The Delivery

Rates of overdoses in pregnant and postpartum patients are surging. The University of Colorado College of Nursing hopes to produce solutions.

BARBARA O’NEIL

After witnessing her parents suffer from addiction, Felicia Gonsalez swore she’d never touch drugs. But when her 18-year-long marriage ended in a difficult divorce, Gonsalez began dating a man who struggled with substance use and soon found herself using opioids. Within a matter of months, she lost her job, her house, and her car to her addiction. The then Pueblo resident tried to recover dozens of times over the next three and a half years, but it wasn’t until after Gonsalez gave birth to her third child in 2021 that she admitted herself into a rehabilitation program. She’s been sober ever since. Other expectant and new moms have had a more difficult time overcoming substance use. According to a 2023 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report, accidental…

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5280 Health (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025

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