Disparity in neonatal abstinence syndrome by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography, in neonates ≥ 35 weeks gestational age.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, exorbitant health care costs, and race/ethnicity disparity. We examined key sociodemographic factors that may influence the national race/ethnicity disparity in the prevalence of NAS among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics. 2016 and 2019 cycles of cross-sectional data from HCUP-KID national all-payer pediatric inpatient-care database were used to estimate NAS prevalence (ICD-10CM code P96.