Many mothers are inappropriately advised to discontinue breastfeeding or avoid taking
essential medications because of fears of adverse effects on their infants. This cautious …

A review of the research on the NICU N etwork N eurobehavioral S cale (NNNS) is
presented. The NNNS has good psychometric properties and reliability. Standardized norms …

Objective: To investigate the effects of parental presence and infant holding in the neonatal
intensive care unit (NICU) on neurobehavior at term equivalent. Study Design: Prospective …

BACKGROUND: In Norway, most opioid-dependent women are in opioid maintenance
treatment (OMT) with either methadone or buprenorphine throughout pregnancy. The …

Introduction Although a growing body of evidence suggests that buprenorphine is a safe
alternative to methadone in the treatment of opioid‐dependent pregnant women, little is …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of clonidine versus phenobarbital in reducing morphine
sulfate treatment days for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Study Design: Prospective …

Pregnancy in opioid users poses a number of problems to treating physicians. Most
guidelines recommend maintenance treatment to manage opioid addiction in pregnancy …

Background Induction onto buprenorphine during pregnancy may be more challenging than
induction onto methadone. This study explores factors predicting withdrawal intensities and …

Finland was the first country in Europe to use buprenorphine-naloxone combination
medication as part of 0pioid maintenance treatment (OMT), which was expected to have …

There are approximately 1.4 million individuals with problem opioid use in Europe [1]. In
Norway, the number of problematic opioid users is estimated to about 6900–12300.[2] …