Inpatient Growth in Infants Requiring Pharmacologic Treatment for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

• Main Authors: Ashajyothi M. Siddappa (Author), Erin Morris (Author), Michael D. Evans (Author), Sarah Pelinka (Author), Constance Adkisson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Conclusion: Infants with NOWS requiring pharmacologic treatment have a decrease in Z-scores for weight, length, and head circumference at birth and at hospital discharge. Infants with prenatal polysubstance exposure were at particular risk for poorer inpatient growth relative to infants exposed to S...