How Might Maternal Poverty Impact the Course of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome?
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Abstract
: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) is an increasing problem in the midst of the current opioid epidemic, frequently associated with pharmacologic treatment and prolonged hospitalizations. NOWS is a highly variable condition with many clinical and genetic variables contributing to the clinical course. Social variables such as maternal poverty remain understudied. In this commentary, we review one of the first studies of the association between maternal poverty and infant hospital length of stay in infants with NOWS. This has important implications for designing population level interventions to improve NOWS outcomes.
Medical subject headings
- Mothers
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Poverty
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome