NC hospitals respond as overdose now a leading cause of death for pregnant or postpartum people

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NC hospitals respond as overdose now a leading cause of death for pregnant or postpartum people

By Jeff Tiberii,

Rachel McCarthy

Published September 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

In recent years, North Carolina鈥檚 maternal mortality rate has exceeded our national rate (which is vastly higher than other high-income nations). Over a similar period, overdose has become a leading cause of death during, or shortly after, pregnancy. Between 2017-2020, US overdose deaths in pregnant or postpartum people

Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with two NC-based doctors working to combat the stigma associated with PSUD (perinatal substance use disorder) and get pregnant people into treatment.

Guests

Dr. Amy Marietta, medical director at Project CARA in Asheville

Dr. David Ryan, clinical assistant professor in Addiction Medicine, East Carolina University

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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