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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/96237, first published .
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An Education and Support Chatbot for Postpartum Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder: Qualitative Needs Assessment

An Education and Support Chatbot for Postpartum Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder: Qualitative Needs Assessment

Emma Farber   1 , BA ;   Mlka Mengesha   2 , BS ;   Erica Reisinger   3 , MSEd ;   Nicole Ellis   4 , MSW ;   Andrew Lu   2 , BSc ;   Peter F Cronholm   2, 5, 6 , MD ;   Nia Bhadra-Heintz   7 , MD ;   Kirstin Leitner   7 , MD ;   Navid Roder   6 , MD ;   Sara L Kornfield   1 , PhD

1 Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

2 Mixed Methods Research Lab, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

4 Center for Addiction Medicine & Policy, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

5 Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Penn Implementation Science Center, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

6 Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Sara L Kornfield, PhD
  • Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness, Department of Psychiatry
  • University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
  • 3535 Market Street, 3rd floor
  • Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • United States
  • Email: sarakorn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu