Opioids Usage During Pregnancy May Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome To The Baby

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An estimated 55 to 94 of newborns whose mothers
used opioids while pregnant experience neonatal
abstinence syndrome.
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The researchers describe true, opioid-related
neonatal abstinence syndrome as primarily
involving the central and autonomic
nervous systems and the gastrointestinal system.
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Although the most commonly prescribed treatment
for opioid addiction in pregnancy is methadone,
buprenorphine may involve less severe neonatal
withdrawal, according to emerging evidence.
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The researchers concluded with a brief discussion
of long-term outcomes, which are more challenging
to track and manage, and a call for more research
to fill in the many gaps in the prevention and
management of NAS.
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