Heather Pratt-Chavez, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Sarah G Sanders, Juhee Patel, Tim Ozechowski, Chloe Stoffel, Andrew L Sussman, Jessie Marquez, David R Smith, Alberta S Kong
BACKGROUND: The incidence of neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) in the US has grown dramatically over the past two decades. Many rural hospitals not equipped to manage these patients transfer them to hospitals in bigger cities. METHODS: We created a curriculum, the NOWS-NM Program, a web-based curriculum training in best practices. To evaluate the curriculum, we conducted pre- and post-surveys of NOWS knowledge, attitudes, and care practices, plus post-curriculum interviews and focus groups...
April 19, 2024: BMC Pediatrics