Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and High School Performance

2017268 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Ju Lee Oei · Royal Hospital for Women

Edward Melhuish · Birkbeck, University of London

Lisa Hilder · UNSW Sydney

Barbara Bajuk

Mohamed Abdellatif · Canberra Hospital

Abstract

A neonatal diagnostic code of NAS is strongly associated with poor and deteriorating school performance. Parental education may decrease the risk of failure. Children with NAS and their families must be identified early and provided with support to minimize the consequences of poor educational outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Homelessness and Social Issues Birth, Development, and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 139, Issue 2

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2651

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