Guideline · Position statement or standards
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
- Comfort and nursing care
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
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Summary
This American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report reviews the impact of the opioid crisis on pregnant women and their infants, including rising rates of maternal opioid use disorder and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. It highlights limited access to evidence-based maternal therapies, variable care for opioid-exposed infants and pressures on child welfare and early intervention services. It provides recommendations for managing the opioid-exposed infant, covering clinical presentation, assessment, treatment and discharge, with emphasis on coordinated, holistic care of the mother-infant dyad.
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