@article{ref1,
title="The opioid epidemic and neonatal abstinence syndrome in the USA: a review of the continuum of care",
journal="Archives of disease in childhood: fetal and neonatal edition",
year="2017",
author="Pryor, Jason R. and Maalouf, Faouzi I. and Krans, Elizabeth E. and Schumacher, Robert E. and Cooper, William O. and Patrick, Stephen W.",
volume="102",
number="2",
pages="F183-F187",
abstract="As the prescription opioid epidemic grew in the USA, its impact extended to pregnant women and their infants. This review summarises how increasing rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome resulted in a need to improve care to pregnant women and opioid-exposed infants. We discuss the variations in care delivery with particular emphasis on screening at-risk mothers, scoring systems for neonatal drug withdrawal, type and duration of pharmacotherapy, and discharge safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-2998",
doi="10.1136/archdischild-2015-310045",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-310045"
}