Delivery timing for the opioid-exposed infant.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment in pregnancy is increasing. Compared with term infants, preterm infants have a lower incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. It is unknown whether early term delivery compared with full or late-term delivery decreases the risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.

Objective

This study aimed to compare the neonatal outcomes among opioid-exposed infants born in the early, full, and late-term periods.

Study design

This was a retrospective cohort study of opioid-exposed pregnancies delivering at a single center from 2010 to 2017 at ≥37 weeks gestation. Participants with multiple gestations or fetal anomalies were excluded. Maternal opioid exposure was defined as prescription (in

SUBMITTER: Sanusi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature