SOURCE: Mascarenhas, M. et al. Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics 2024; e2023062871. 10.1542/peds.2023-062871 A significant number of advances have…
Abstract Background/Significance: Intrauterine opioid drug exposure is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. Preterm infants may not exhibit the same withdrawal symptoms as term infants diagnosed with neonatal…
SOURCE: Ryan et al., Mar 2021, Correlating Scores but Contrasting Outcomes for Eat Sleep Console Versus Modified Finnegan, Hospital Pediatrics, hpeds.2020-003665; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-003665 OBJECTIVES: The Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (M-FNASS) and the…
SOURCE: Kamelia McRae, Theiju Sebastian, Matthew Grossman, Jaspreet Loyal. Mar 2021. Parent Perspectives on the Eat, Sleep, Console Approach for the Care of Opioid-Exposed Infants, Hospital Pediatrics, hpeds.2020-002139; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002139 BACKGROUND: At our institution, the treatment of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome…
Source: Hirai AH, Ko JY, Owens PL, Stocks C, Patrick SW. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the US, 2010-2017. JAMA. 2021;325(2):146–155. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24991 Question: In the US from 2010 to 2017,…
SOURCE: Margaret Curran, Christina Holt, Michael Arciero, James Quinlan, David Cox, Alexa Craig, (2020). Proxy Finnegan Component Scores for Eat, Sleep, Console in a Cohort of Opioid-Exposed Neonates. Hospital Pediatrics, Nov 2020, hpeds.2020-0190; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0190 OBJECTIVES: The Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Score (FNAS) monitors infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome…
The course titled, Plans of Safe Care for Infants Exposed to Opioids, educates pediatricians about best practices in caring for, and supporting families affected by prenatal opioid exposure. Advancing the…
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From AAP News – A new AAP clinical report gives pediatric providers the information and tools to improve care of infants born with NOWS and serves as a companion to…
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For children with intrauterine opioid exposure (IOE), well-child care (WCC) provides an important opportunity to address medical, developmental, and psychosocial needs. We evaluated WCC adherence for this population….
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In the setting of the national opioid epidemic, the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine’s TECaN Group (Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists) is engaging in a national effort to empower and educate…
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SOURCE: Elisabeth Conradt, et al, Prenatal Opioid Exposure: Neurodevelopmental Consequences and Future Research Priorities, Pediatrics Aug 2019, e20190128; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0128 ABSTRACT: Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) has risen in prevalence from 1.2…
SOURCE: Sarka Lisonkova, Lindsay L. Richter, Joseph Ting, Giulia M. Muraca, Qi Wen, AzarMehrabadi, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Janet Lyons. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Neonatal and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, Pediatrics Aug 2019, 144 (2) e20183664; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3664 OBJECTIVES: We examined demographic characteristics and birth outcomes of infants with neonatal abstinence…
Reference: MacVicar, S, Kelly, LE. Systematic mixed‐study review of nonpharmacological management of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Birth. 2019; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12427 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a multisystem disorder resulting from exposure to maternal addictive substance use in…
Mark Hudak, MD and Kartikeya Makker, MD offer commentary on the concurrently released study in Pediatrics, Neonatal Head Circumference in Newborns With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, in which infants of mothers undergoing…
From the AAP News Room: One result of the opioid epidemic is increased numbers of babies being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. While it’s known that prenatal opioid exposure can lead…
Abstract: Increase in the number of opioid-dependent pregnant women delivering babies at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome prompted a US Government Accountability Office report documenting deficits in research and provider…
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The March of Dimes has released a new online nursing module, Assessment of Neonatal Abstinence. The module is FREE for viewing as a narrated PowerPoint presentation. 2.3 hours of CNE…
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HB 1948, Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) goes into effect November 1, 2015. The legislation clarifies language related to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Act and establishes a Prescription Monitoring Program…
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Prescription Opioid Epidemic and Infant Outcomes. Stephen W. Patrick, Judith Dudley, Peter R. Martin, Frank E. Harrell, Michael D. Warren, Katherine E. Hartmann, E. Wesley Ely, Carlos G. Grijalva, and…
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