Transitioning Care Approach for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. 2024

Christine Perez
NICU Thought Leader Philips, Infant Massage USA, 8800 Lombard Place 1507, San Diego, CA 92122, USA. Electronic address: perezchristine4@gmail.com.

The increase in substance use during pregnancy results in a higher incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome/neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NAS/NOWS), straining health care and social systems and creating an economic burden. There is a paradigm shift in transitioning the care approach for NAS/NOWS from a medical model of care to a family-centered individualized non-pharmacological care approach with non-pharmacological interventions as the first line of treatment. Supporting families after birth with a nurturing environment and providing them with a toolbox of non-pharmacological interventions prepares them for the transition from hospital to home.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D009293 Opioid-Related Disorders Disorders related to or resulting from abuse or misuse of OPIOIDS. Opiate Addiction,Opiate Dependence,Opioid Misuse,Opioid Use Disorder,Prescription Opioid Abuse,Prescription Opioid Misuse,Addiction, Opioid,Dependence, Opioid,Opiate Abuse,Opioid Abuse,Opioid Addiction,Opioid Dependence,Abuse, Opiate,Abuse, Opioid,Abuse, Prescription Opioid,Addiction, Opiate,Dependence, Opiate,Disorder, Opioid Use,Misuse, Opioid,Misuse, Prescription Opioid,Opiate Abuses,Opioid Abuse, Prescription,Opioid Abuses,Opioid Addictions,Opioid Dependences,Opioid Misuses,Opioid Related Disorders,Opioid Use Disorders,Opioid-Related Disorder,Prescription Opioid Abuses,Prescription Opioid Misuses
D009357 Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Fetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances. Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal,Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome,Passive Addiction, Neonatal,Substance Withdrawal, Neonatal,Neonatal Substance Withdrawal,Abstinence Syndromes, Neonatal,Addiction, Neonatal Passive,Addictions, Neonatal Passive,Neonatal Abstinence Syndromes,Neonatal Passive Addiction,Neonatal Passive Addictions,Neonatal Substance Withdrawals,Neonatal Withdrawal Syndromes,Passive Addictions, Neonatal,Substance Withdrawals, Neonatal,Syndrome, Neonatal Abstinence,Syndrome, Neonatal Withdrawal,Syndromes, Neonatal Abstinence,Syndromes, Neonatal Withdrawal,Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal,Withdrawal Syndromes, Neonatal,Withdrawal, Neonatal Substance
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248 Pregnancy Complications Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases. Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069341 Transitional Care Health care provided during a transition to a different mode of care (e.g., TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE). Home Transition,Transition Care,Care, Transitional,Cares, Transitional,Home Transitions,Transition Cares,Transition, Home,Transitional Cares,Transitions, Home
D000701 Analgesics, Opioid Compounds with activity like OPIATE ALKALOIDS, acting at OPIOID RECEPTORS. Properties include induction of ANALGESIA or NARCOSIS. Opioid,Opioid Analgesic,Opioid Analgesics,Opioids,Full Opioid Agonists,Opioid Full Agonists,Opioid Mixed Agonist-Antagonists,Opioid Partial Agonists,Partial Opioid Agonists,Agonist-Antagonists, Opioid Mixed,Agonists, Full Opioid,Agonists, Opioid Full,Agonists, Opioid Partial,Agonists, Partial Opioid,Analgesic, Opioid,Full Agonists, Opioid,Mixed Agonist-Antagonists, Opioid,Opioid Agonists, Full,Opioid Agonists, Partial,Opioid Mixed Agonist Antagonists,Partial Agonists, Opioid
D013375 Substance Withdrawal Syndrome Physiological and psychological symptoms associated with withdrawal from the use of a drug after prolonged administration or habituation. The concept includes withdrawal from smoking or drinking, as well as withdrawal from an administered drug. Drug Withdrawal Symptoms,Withdrawal Symptoms,Drug Withdrawal Symptom,Substance Withdrawal Syndromes,Symptom, Drug Withdrawal,Symptom, Withdrawal,Symptoms, Drug Withdrawal,Symptoms, Withdrawal,Syndrome, Substance Withdrawal,Syndromes, Substance Withdrawal,Withdrawal Symptom,Withdrawal Symptom, Drug,Withdrawal Symptoms, Drug,Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance,Withdrawal Syndromes, Substance

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