Trends in infants reported to child welfare with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)

Substance abuse among caregivers is a known risk factor for child maltreatment, and some of these children subsequently come to the attention of the child welfare system. The recent opioid epidemic has led to rising numbers of women who use opioids during pregnancy and infants born with neonatal abs...

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Published in:Children and youth services review 2018-02, Vol.86, p.135-141
Main Authors: Lynch, Sean, Sherman, Laura, Snyder, Susan M., Mattson, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use
Babies
Caregivers
Child abuse & neglect
Child welfare
Children
Data collection
Data quality
Drug withdrawal
Epidemics
Females
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Health care policy
Health initiatives
Infants
Mothers
Neonatal abstinence syndrome
Opioids
Pregnancy
Prescribing
Public health
Risk factors
Substance abuse
Time
Trends
Welfare state
Women
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Summary:Substance abuse among caregivers is a known risk factor for child maltreatment, and some of these children subsequently come to the attention of the child welfare system. The recent opioid epidemic has led to rising numbers of women who use opioids during pregnancy and infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), raising the question of whether there has been a consequent rise in the numbers of these infants reported to the child welfare system. The purpose of this study is to examine the trend in the number and percentage of infants reported to the child welfare system with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) from 2004 to 2014, and determine whether the trend is distinct from the trend in the percentage of infants reported with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We analyzed National Child Abuse & Neglect Data System (NCANDS) data on reports of infants (aged
ISSN:0190-7409
1873-7765
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.035