Background Children born to opioid-dependent mothers are at risk of adverse
neurodevelopment. The magnitude of this risk remains inconclusive. Objective To conduct a …

Child Abuse and Neglect examines the latest research on this important topic, discussing
what it entails, how to recognize it, and how to report it. The book begins with an overview of …

Importance Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) is one of the fastest-growing global health
problems, but its association with long-term neurologic and physical development remains …

Aim To combine meta-analyses of multiple long-term outcomes in children prenatally
exposed to methadone or buprenorphine through their mothers' Opioid maintenance …

Children exposed prenatally to opioids are at an increased risk for behavioral problems and
executive function deficits. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) and amygdala (AMG) regulate …

Aim This systematic review aims to estimate the relationship between prenatal exposure to
opioids and neurodevelopmental outcomes and examines potential sources of …

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between neonatal
abstinence syndrome (NAS) and long-term childhood morbidity and infant mortality. Study …

Foster children are at risk for becoming less well-adjusted in their social-emotional
functioning due to possible abuse and neglect prior to placement. There is no consistent …

Background Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) includes an array of symptoms impacting
opioid-exposed newborns (OEN) owing to postnatal withdrawal from in utero substance …

The opioid epidemic is a rapidly evolving societal issue driven, in part, by a surge in
synthetic opioid use. A rise in fentanyl use among pregnant women has led to a 40-fold …