Birth and Neonatal Outcomes following Opioid Use in Pregnancy: A Danish Population-Based Study | Zendy

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Birth and Neonatal Outcomes following Opioid Use in Pregnancy: A Danish Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Mette Nørgaard,

Malene Schou Nielsson,

Uffe HeideJørgensen

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

substance abuse research and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.027

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1178-2218

DOI - 10.4137/sart.s23547

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , buprenorphine , small for gestational age , birth weight , methadone , population , gestational age , low birth weight , pediatrics , opioid , anesthesia , genetics , receptor , environmental health , biology

Few population-based data exist on birth outcomes in women who received opioid maintenance treatment during pregnancy. We therefore examined adverse birth outcomes in women exposed to methadone or buprenorphine during pregnancy and the risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) among neonates exposed to buprenorphine, methadone, and/or heroin in utero.

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