Most pregnant + postpartum patients with opioid use disorder face stigma, misinformation, and fragmented care. We're changing that.

Ophelia Maternal Care is a dedicated clinical program for pregnant and postpartum patients managing opioid use disorder (OUD).

✓  Fully virtual
✓  Covered by Medicaid
✓  Advocacy support 
✓  Care through the full postpartum period, including postpartum psychiatric syndromes

THE CLINICAL REALITY

Opioid use disorder during pregnancy is one of the most dangerous gaps in healthcare

Pregnant patients with opioid use disorder face a system that was never built for them. The clinical consensus is unambiguous: medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), specifically buprenorphine, significantly reduces maternal overdose, preterm birth, and neonatal complications, including Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). Yet most pregnant patients with OUD go untreated,  because access, stigma, and fragmented care keep them from the treatment they need.

Ophelia Maternal Care was built to close that gap: a specialized clinical team, ACOG-based protocols for medication management during pregnancy, and a fully virtual model that removes the barriers keeping patients from care.

THE FINANCIAL CASE

Expanding treatment for opioid use disorder in pregnancy improves outcomes and reduces avoidable costs

For payors and MCOs managing pregnant patients with OUD, untreated opioid use disorder generates two compounding cost categories: the acute pregnancy itself, and the downstream costs that follow, including Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)-related NICU admissions that can exceed tens of thousands of dollars per case. Ophelia's outcomes data, drawn from a broad Medicaid population, shows measurable reductions across every major cost driver for patients receiving medication treatment.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Ophelia Maternal Care data speaks for itself

100%

Of pregnant patients screen positive for buprenorphine and 0% for opioids

88%

of patients in program 30+ days have a BARC-10 score associated with long-term remission

100%

of new pregnant patients remain in care today

How we compare

Ophelia Maternal Care vs. traditional opioid use disorder treatment programs for pregnant patients

ACCESS MODEL

Ophelia Maternal Care: 100% virtual, 7 days a week

Traditional OUD Program: In-person, geographic radius required

PREGNANCY PROTOCOLS

Ophelia Maternal Care: ACOG-based pregnancy-specific protocols, required for all clinicians

Traditional OUD Program: General OUD protocols adapted for pregnant patients

CLINICAL STAFFING

Ophelia Maternal Care: Women's Health NPs (WHNPs) on staff

Traditional OUD Program: General prescribers

POSTPARTUM CARE

Ophelia Maternal Care: Full postpartum continuum: PPD screening, birth control planning, lactation support

Traditional OUD Program: Often ends at delivery

HEDIS PERFORMANCE

Ophelia Maternal Care: 75.5% IET, 62.2% POD — more than double national averages

Traditional OUD Program: Industry avg: 32% IET, 26% POD (Medicaid)

REFERRAL PATHWAY

Ophelia Maternal Care: Custom referral link per health plan. Welcome call same day. Monthly partner report.

Traditional OUD Program: Phone call, fax, or complex intake process

SDOH SUPPORT

Ophelia Maternal Care: 50% of maternity patients have active SDOH challenges; screened and managed in-program

Traditional OUD Program: Limited or referred out

BILLING MODEL

Ophelia Maternal Care: Simple PMPM structure. Standard model + maternity program covered. No separate billing.

Traditional OUD Program: Fee-for-service, visit-based

The return on covered MOUD treatment is significant and measurable

70%

Reduction in total cost of care while in treatment

72%

Reduction in ED visits

95%

Reduction in inpatient mental health costs

Data are from a single Medicaid MCO in New York, including over 1,000 Ophelia patients from 2021-2023

Connected care, for you and your patients

If you're an OB, midwife, or clinical partner looking to connect pregnant patients with specialized opioid use disorder treatment, or a Managed Care Organization (MCO) or Medicaid agency evaluating solutions for opioid use disorder in pregnancy, reach out.

REFER A PATIENT
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No judgment. No stigma.

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Treatment that fits into your life, not the other way around
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