Substance abuse, including use of Opioids and Alcohol during pregnancy can have devastating affects on a child’s development during gestation and throughout their lifetime.
Read the article provided which can also be found in the class & supplemental readings. The pdf is titled “Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome”
Summarize the article and it’s findings regarding the effects of Opioid use during pregnancy including risks and concerns for the child. Also, include a discussion of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). After you summarize the article, please also find one type of treatment that may be used in treating the symptoms of NAS and how it is used (ex. medications, therapies (OT, PT, Sp) use attachment to write this paper