Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Fetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances.

Also Known As:

Neonatal Substance Withdrawal; Abstinence Syndromes, Neonatal; Addiction, Neonatal Passive; Addictions, Neonatal Passive; Neonatal Abstinence Syndromes; Neonatal Passive Addiction; Neonatal Passive Addictions; Neonatal Substance Withdrawals; Neonatal Withdrawal Syndromes; Passive Addictions, Neonatal; Substance Withdrawals, Neonatal; Syndrome, Neonatal Abstinence; Syndrome, Neonatal Withdrawal; Syndromes, Neonatal Abstinence; Syndromes, Neonatal Withdrawal; Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal; Withdrawal Syndromes, Neonatal; Withdrawal, Neonatal Substance; Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal; Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome; Passive Addiction, Neonatal; Substance Withdrawal, Neonatal

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 933
- Diseases Newborn Infant: 266
  - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: 1002
Chemically-Induced Disorders: 2
- Substance-Related Disorders: 21181
  - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: 1002
Mental Disorders: 24177
- Substance-Related Disorders: 21181
  - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: 1002

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