Current Update on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Current Update on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome is organized by The Pediatrix Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety (CREQS).
Release Date: 07/09/2021
Expiration Date for Credit: 07/08/2024
Overview
The opioid crisis has grown to affect pregnant women and infants across the United States, as evidenced by rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) among infants. The recent increase in OUD in pregnancy and NOWS reveals deficiencies in the continuum of care for the maternal-infant dyad in clinical and public systems. This presentation will address the effect of the opioid crisis on the mother-infant dyad and provide recommendations for management of the infant with opioid exposure, including clinical presentation, assessment and treatment.
ACCME Objectives
• Describe the epidemiology of opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
• Discuss the clinical presentation, assessment and treatment of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
• Identify the long-term outcomes associated with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
ANCC Learning Outcomes
• Describe the epidemiology of opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
• Discuss the clinical presentation, assessment and treatment of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
• Identify the long-term outcomes associated with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).