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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Marissa Thompson, Barbara Mcclaskey

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Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is becoming more and more prevalent today. The number of women who are using narcotics while they are pregnant continues to rise. Neonatal abstinence syndrome may occur when a pregnant woman takes narcotics that cross the placenta to the fetus. The fetus then becomes dependent on the drug. When the infant is born, they are no longer receiving the drug. A large percent of these infants will go on to develop withdrawal signs and symptoms after birth. Since there has been no consistency in providing specific standardized care for treating infants with NAS, the purpose of …