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Background: Infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) experience withdrawal that
occurs as a result of termination of placental opioid supply following delivery. Common …

Importance A recent epidemic of opioid abuse has been described in many communities,
although population-based data on trends in use in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes after …

Problem addressed Infants born to opioid-dependent women are admitted to intensive care
units for management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), serious morbidity, and …

Neonates who have had in utero exposures from maternal substance abuse can experience
central nervous system effects of the drugs, including drug toxicity and withdrawal. Neonatal …

Objective To examine the impact of a rooming-in program for infants at risk of neonatal
abstinence syndrome (NAS) on the need for pharmacologic treatment and length of …

Background: As opioid abuse increases in the United States, the rate of neonatal abstinence
syndrome (NAS) rises dramatically. Caring for infants with NAS and their families is a …

Background There is a paucity of data characterizing mother-infant pairs with prenatal opioid
dependence in Canada. We therefore conducted a study of relevant births in Ontario from …

Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the current status of neonatal abstinence
syndrome management from prenatal counseling to postdischarge follow-up care. Methods …

Sex is one of several factors influencing pharmacological responses, but research on its
effects on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, although emerging remarkably …