Evaluating the Impact of Eat, Sleep, Console in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment for Infants Exposed to Substance Use In Utero.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An increase in maternal use of licit or illicit substances, alcohol, and tobacco has resulted in an increased incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). In recent years, NAS management has shifted to initiating an Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) approach prior to pharmacologic treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of ESC in combination with pharmacologic treatment in the management of NAS for infants exposed to substance use in utero.

Methods

This single system, multisite, retrospective cohort study evaluated infants with known exposure to substance or polysubstance use in utero or those who had signs and symptoms of withdrawal with a positive toxicology screen. The primary outcome of rate of pharmacologic therapy initiated

SUBMITTER: McGrath SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001210 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature