Original paper
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures
Abstract
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome primarily caused by maternal opiate use. No national estimates are available for the incidence of maternal opiate use at the time of delivery or NAS.To determine the national incidence of NAS and antepartum maternal opiate use and to characterize trends in national health care expenditures associated with NAS between 2000 and 2009.A retrospective, serial, cross-sectional...
Paper Details
Title
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures
Published Date
May 1, 2012
Journal
Volume
307
Issue
18