Neonatal drug withdrawal. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs

Pediatrics. 1998 Jun;101(6):1079-88.

Abstract

Maternal drug use during pregnancy may result in neonatal withdrawal. This statement presents current information about the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, therapeutic options, and outcome for the offspring associated with intrauterine drug exposure.

Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Narcotics / adverse effects
  • Narcotics / therapeutic use
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / therapy*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Narcotics
  • Naloxone