Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 484

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Women giving birth in rural communities were more likely than peers in urban areas to receive oral opioid prescriptions for pain upon leaving the hospital after a cesarean section, according to a new analysis of data from half a million C-sections.

The study was conducted by researchers at Truveta, a health data and analytics company owned and governed by 30 health systems across the nation. Researchers compared pain-management prescriptions from more than …

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