Kimberly Dow, Alice Ordean, Jodie Murphy-Oikonen, Jodie Pereira, Gideon Koren, Henry Roukema, Peter Selby, Ruth Turner
Ontario's clinical practice guidelines for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) provide evidence-informed recommendations that address the needs of substance using pregnant women and newborns at risk of NAS. NAS is a complex and multifaceted issue that is escalating along with rapidly rising opioid use in Ontario. Reducing the incidence and impact of NAS requires immediate action in order to improve the care of affected women and infants. This includes optimizing and standardizing treatment strategies, assessing and managing social risk, better monitoring of prescribing practices and facilitating the implementation of better treatment and prevention strategies as they become available...
2012: Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology