… Opiate use in pregnancy has increased dramatically over the past decade and now …
significant, such as an increased risk of mortality as well as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). …

… abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that occurs after in utero exposure
to opioids. The syndrome … States increased nearly fivefold, concurrent with an increase in …

… Concurrent with the increase in opioid use among pregnant women, the number of infants
… Identifying the infant at risk for NAS is important for initiating nonpharmacologic care, scoring …

… abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a withdrawal syndrome … Neonatal abstinence syndrome is
an important indicator of the … Neonatal abstinence syndrome incidence rates have increased …

… Improved maternal medical outcomes, including decreased risk of HIV infection due to
reduced drug use, decreased pre-eclampsia risk and increased number of obstetrical visits …

… Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome that may
last for months. Our objective was to determine if infants with NAS are at increased risk for …

… with an increased risk of rehospitalization for a … increased risk of rehospitalization in
children with history of NAS compared with unexposed children. Both studies found an increased …

… increase the likelihood or severity of neonatal abstinence … additional risk factors for neonatal
abstinence syndrome and … major additional risk factors for neonatal abstinence syndrome: …

… are also at increased risk of … risk factors for increased NAS may include maternal smoking,
methadone usage, and male gender. Increased length of hospital stays and an increased …

… in scope and structure and are a tool to prevent behaviors that increase risk of OPR-related
complications (for example, targeting doctor shopping to mitigate risk of overdose death 35 ). …