Autonomic nervous system function following prenatal opiate exposure

• Main Authors: Matthew Todd Hambleton (Author), Eric W. Reynolds (Author), Thitinart eSithisarn (Author), Stuart J. Traxel (Author), Abhijit ePatwardhan (Author), Timothy N. Crawford (Author), Marta eMendiondo (Author), Henrietta S. Bada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In utero exposure to opiates may affect autonomic functioning of the fetus and newborn. We investigated heart rate variability (HRV) as a measure of autonomic stability in prenatal opiate exposed neonates (n=14) and in control term infants (n=10). Electrocardiographic data during both non-nutritive...