Independent Impact of Eat, Sleep, Console Assessment on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome.

Compared with the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (FNASS), the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) approach reduces pharmacotherapy and length of stay (LOS) for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) infants. The independent outcome contribution of ESC is unknown as the approach combines ESC assessment with additional management changes. Our objective was to evaluate ESC assessment's independent impact on outcomes compared with FNASS.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome and mother's own milk at discharge.

Objective: To describe factors impacting receipt of mother's own milk (MOM) at discharge among California infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

Study Design: Cohort study of the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative's Maternal Substance Exposure Database for infants with NAS and gestational age ≥ 34 weeks from 2019 to 2020.

Result: 245 infants with NAS were identified.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome management in California birth hospitals: results of a statewide survey.

Objective: Assess management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in California hospitals to identify potential opportunities to expand the use of best practices.

Study Design: We fielded an internet-based survey of 37 questions to medical directors or nurse managers at 145 birth hospitals in California.

Results: Seventy-five participants (52%) responded.

School outcomes of late preterm infants: special needs and challenges for infants born at 32 to 36 weeks gestation.

Objective: Because limited long-term outcome data exist for infants born at 32 to 36 weeks gestation, we compared school outcomes between 32- to 33-week moderate preterm (MP), 34-36 week late preterm (LP) and full-term (FT) infants.

Study Design: A total of 970 preterm infants and 13 671 FT control subjects were identified from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort. Test scores, teacher evaluations, and special education enrollment from kindergarten (K) to grade 5 were compared.