Racial differences in opioid withdrawal syndrome among neonates with intrauterine opioid exposure.

CONCLUSIONS: Severe NOWS that required pharmacological intervention was significantly higher in White than in Black infants born to mothers who did not attend OMTP. Larger studies are needed to evaluate the association between social as well as genetic factors and the development of NOWS.
IMPACT: There is a significant association between race and development of severe NOWS.
PMID: 33214673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pediatric Research - November 19, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pourcyrous M, Elabiad MT, Rana D, Gaston KP, DeBaer L, Dhanireddy R Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research