It examines possible causation of the growing epidemic of drug usage among women and the impact of intrauterine drug exposure on neonates as exhibited by neonatal abstinence syndrome. The process ...

Hence, many neonatal units offer cranial ultrasound scan to babies born to mothers who have used cocaine. There is no strong evidence base for this clinical practice. Aim: To assess usefulness of ...

The ongoing opioid crisis has brought with it another crisis: A growing number of children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, meaning the infants were exposed to drugs – legal or illegal – during ...

Leeman is currently 20 years old and has faced numerous difficulties, such as ADHD, sickle cell anemia, and bipolar disorder, as a result ...

Like many other young Americans, he was diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) at birth, which occurs when a developing fetus is exposed to opioids and is born dependent on substances.

The purpose of this national initiative is to train interdisciplinary teams in targeted states on emerging knowledge and evidence-based practices in screening, monitoring and interdisciplinary care ...

Hepatitis C in Pregnancy Increases NICU Admissions The study highlighted that 57.7% of neonates in the case group had a diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome compared to 10.0% in the control ...