Background: Infants born to mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD) and prenatally treated with buprenorphine have a significantly lower incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), its treatment duration, and hospital length of stay compared with methadone. However, risk of NOWS remains and clinicians continue to lack an objective methodology to predict NOWS severity among these infants.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between buprenorphine exposure, umbilical cord tissue (UCT) concentrations, and NOWS development and severity.
Methods: A single-center retrospective observational cohort study from March 2018 through June 2020 of newborns exposed to buprenorphine in utero. Associations between quantified buprenorphine exposure, neonatal UCT concentrations, NOWS diagnosis, and severity were made using regression analyses.
Results: A total of 24 mothers and 25 neonates were included. Length of maternal buprenorphine therapy (months) positively correlated to norbuprenorphine ( = 0.234, = 0.019) and buprenorphine + norbuprenorphine UCT concentrations ( = 0.203, = 0.031). A positive relationship was seen between active metabolite concentrations and cumulative morphine dose (mg/kg) for treatment of severe NOWS ( = 0.471, = 0.007). A 0.36 ng/g buprenorphine + norbuprenorphine UCT (CI = 0.002-0.72, = 0.049) equated in a 1-point increase in modified peak Finnegan score.
Conclusion And Relevance: Buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine UCT concentrations can allow for quantification of in utero fetal exposure and demonstrate an association with a longer duration of exposure with the severity and treatment of NOWS in exposed infants.
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