After participating in the presentation, you should have increased knowledge and enhanced competence to… 1. Define the prevalence of neonatal abstinence syndrome How does a baby get hooked on drugs? If the mother is taking regularly using certain chemicals, her baby also becomes passively dependent to whatever mom is taking. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (also called NAS), refers to symptoms of withdrawal that babies may sometimes develop after birth if their mothers have taken medications or drugs during their pregnancy that can be addictive. How is Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) determined for this report? The identification of NAS cases was based on ICD-9-CM codes as described in the study by Patrick et al., using hospital discharge data for Delaware. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is caused when a baby withdraws from opioids exposed to in the womb before birth. Our lawyers are investigating cases involving mothers who have taken the opioid drug while pregnant. Call (866) 280-4722 any time of day to tell us about your case. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is rarely fatal, but it can spur severe illness and often results in extended hospital stays. Although symptoms can range in severity, few subside quickly. Although symptoms can range in severity, few subside quickly. CLINICAL POLICY Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Guidelines Page 2 of 7 hours and all of the following discharge criteria are met. The home environment, Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a totally preventable problem. However, it requires that a mother stop using drugs before pregnancy, or as soon as she learns she is pregnant if her doctor believes it is safe to do so. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is essentially a set of intense withdrawal symptoms experienced by the infant after they are born because the baby no longer receives drugs through the mother’s bloodstream. Abstract. Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a result of the sudden discontinuation of fetal exposure to substances that were used or abused by the mother during pregnancy.