In April 2016, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development invited experts to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps and to …

The use of opioids during pregnancy has grown rapidly in the past decade. As opioid use
during pregnancy increased, so did complications from their use, including neonatal …

Importance Neonatal abstinence syndrome, which occurs as a result of in utero opioid
exposure, affects between 6.0 and 20 newborns per 1000 live US births. There is substantial …

Opioid abuse among pregnant women has reached epidemic proportions and has
influenced maternal and child health policy at the federal, state, and local levels. As a result …

Opioid use in pregnancy is not uncommon, and the use of illicit opioids during pregnancy is
associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The current standard of care for …

The opioid crisis has grown to affect pregnant women and infants across the United States,
as evidenced by rising rates of opioid use disorder among pregnant women and neonatal …

Importance The opioid epidemic increasingly affects pregnant women and developing
fetuses, resulting in high rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome. However, longitudinal …

Importance Substantial increases in both neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and
maternal opioid use disorder have been observed through 2014. Objective To examine …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although opioid pain relievers are commonly
prescribed in pregnancy, their association with neonatal outcomes is poorly described. Our …

Opiate use in pregnancy has increased dramatically over the past decade and now
represents a major public health problem. More women are using prescription opioids …