Ayodeji Sanusi, Meredith Gray, Yumo Xue, Sydney Mohr, Peyton Curtis, Jonathan Dismukes, Samuel Gentle, Jeff M Szychowski, Brian Brocato, Brian Casey, Lorie Harper, Rachel Sinkey
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment in pregnancy is increasing. Compared with term infants, preterm infants have a lower incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. It is unknown whether early term delivery compared with full or late-term delivery decreases the risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the neonatal outcomes among opioid-exposed infants born in the early, full, and late-term periods...
August 15, 2022: American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM