OVERVIEW
In 2016, the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine started a Maternal Opioid Management Support (MOMS), an outpatient program offering pregnant women comprehensive and compassionate care for opioid addiction. The first and only in the county, the MOMS program provides office-based buprenorphine treatment, behavioral health counseling, social services, and prenatal care to pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder.
Women in the MOMS program receive treatment and medicine throughout their pregnancy. In the postpartum period, patients are connected with community providers to continue medicine-assisted treatment. Babies born to mothers enrolled in the MOMS program remain with their mothers whenever possible.
OUR MISSION
Opioid dependence is a chronic disease which can be managed and treated successfully in the majority of pregnant women. The MOMS accomplishes this by:
• Providing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) to help prevent withdrawal during pregnancy
• Minimizing fetal exposure to illicit substances
• Engaging the mother as a leader in her own recovery
• Education and support
OUR SERVICES
• Obstetrical services and prenatal care
• Consultations
• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine
• Behavioral health counseling in conjunction with the area community / regional programs
• Social services support from licensed social workers
INFORMATION
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) http://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-(nas).aspx
- Opioid Dependence in Pregnancy https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Important-Information-About-Opioid-Use-Disorder-and-Pregnancy
- Stony Brook Neonatology https://www.stonybrookchildrens.org/specialties-services/pediatric-specialties/division-of-neonatology
- Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD). CALL 631-979-1700 (24-hour hotline) or 516-747-2606 (office) https://licadd.org/
- New York State Hope line 1-877-846-7369
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National Organization of fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) www.NOFAS.org
This organization offers the “Circle of Hope” which connects women and families in a mentoring program to help reclaim their lives together with other women who have been down similar paths. The Circle of Hope includes women with any substance use disorder and the contact information to become part of the Circle of Hope: mitchell@nofas.org (confidentiality is always maintained)
CONTACT US:
For more information or appointment - please call 631-444-4686
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT (informational purposes ONLY):
- MEDICATIONS
- BABY's EXPOSURE TO OPIOIDS
Email: MomsMedications@stonybrookmedicine.edu (link sends e-mail)
(This email is not for use in an emergency - if there is an emergency/urgency please call 911)