Implementing Practice Protocols and Education to Improve the Care of Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Prematurity reduces the severity and need for treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome

“…Small studies indicate an association between prematurity and less severe withdrawal. This may be due to neurological immaturity and, or, decreased exposure to maternal drugs , but whether this observation also applies to a population level where infants are exposed to different practices, policies and nursing skills is uncertain .…”