{"id":439,"date":"2019-08-15T16:40:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T20:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/opioid-data\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:17:38","slug":"neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\/","title":{"rendered":"Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-439\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-439-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-439-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-439-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"anchor-links panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-439-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"menu-dashboards-container\"><ul id=\"menu-dashboards\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1602\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/overdose-deaths\/\">Drug Overdose Deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1959\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/virginia-deaths-compared-to-neighboring-states\/\">Virginia Deaths Compared to Neighboring States<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1870\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1870\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/\">Drug Overdose Emergency Department Visits<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1601\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-1601\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\/\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-439-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition when babies are exposed to certain drugs in the womb before birth. Drugs, such as pain medications (opioids) or stimulants (like cocaine or meth), can cause NAS.<\/p>\n<p>When a baby is born, they are no longer getting the drug they used to get in the womb. This can cause withdrawal symptoms. Some examples of symptoms are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>crying a lot,<\/li>\n<li>sleep problems,<\/li>\n<li>poor feeding,<\/li>\n<li>shaking,<\/li>\n<li>stiff muscles,<\/li>\n<li>diarrhea,<\/li>\n<li>fever, or<\/li>\n<li>seizures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not all babies with NAS will have the same symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Substance use during pregnancy is an important public health issue. It is key for people who can get pregnant to know the risks of using drugs during pregnancy. For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/opioid-use-during-pregnancy\/index.html\">CDC website<\/a> on opioid use during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Help is available for people struggling with substance use. For help, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4537). <a href=\"https:\/\/mothertobaby.org\/fact-sheets\/opioids\/\">MotherToBaby<\/a> experts are available to answer questions about the risk of specific opioid medications used during pregnancy. For help, call 1-866-626-6847.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome among Virginia Newborns\" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/Virginia-VDHOpioidIndicators-NAS\/VA-VDHOpioidIndicators-NAS?:embed=y&#038;:subscriptions=no&#038;:render=false&#038;:display_count=yes&#038;publish=yes&#038;amp;:showVizHome=no\" width=\"1040\" height=\"2000\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-439-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-3410af3ceca0-439\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"definitions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-definitions\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-definitions\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDefinitions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-definitions\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-definitions\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW143230367 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143230367 BCX0\">is when babies are exposed to certain drugs in the womb before birth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Opioid use disorder (OUD)<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW216431351 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW216431351 BCX0\">is chronic opioid misuse. This misuse can lead to harmful health outcomes. The use of opioids during pregnancy may cause NAS symptoms for the baby when they are born. OUD is a chronic condition, but treatment options are available.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\">Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses (MOD) Rate<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\"> is the number<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\"> of maternal opioid-related <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\">diagnoses <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206584468 BCX0\">per 1,000 delivery hospitalizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"indicator-considerations-for-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-indicator-considerations-for-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-indicator-considerations-for-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndicator Considerations for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-indicator-considerations-for-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-indicator-considerations-for-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NAS:<\/strong> Counts and rates of infants born with Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) based on inpatient hospitalization records were identified by ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 779.5 (drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn) and ICD-10-CM diagnosis code P96.1 (neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction) present on the record for Virginia residents only. Data for 2016 and onward are based on ICD-10-CM.<\/p>\n<p>Possible iatrogenic cases, identified by ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes 765.00-765.05, 770.7, 772.1x, 777.5x, 777.6 and 779.7, were excluded from the numerator. Birth hospitalizations were identified by ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes V30.xx-V39.xx, where the 4th and 5th digit is either 00, 01, 10 or 11, and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes of Z38.00, Z38.01, Z38.1, Z38.2, Z38.30, Z38.31, Z38.4, Z38.5, Z38.61, Z38.62, Z38.63, Z38.64, Z38.65, Z38.66, Z38.68, Z38.69, Z38.7, or Z38.8. Those with an indication of transfer from another hospital were excluded to avoid duplication. NAS case data presented here are derived from data provided by Virginia Health Information (VHI) to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Information Management (OIM).<\/p>\n<p>NAS counts represented on this dashboard are not suppressed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"indicator-considerations-for-maternal-opioid-use-disorder-oud\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-indicator-considerations-for-maternal-opioid-use-disorder-oud\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-indicator-considerations-for-maternal-opioid-use-disorder-oud\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndicator Considerations for Maternal Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-indicator-considerations-for-maternal-opioid-use-disorder-oud\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-indicator-considerations-for-maternal-opioid-use-disorder-oud\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>OUD:<\/strong> Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) counts and rates are based on inpatient hospitalization records were identified from diagnoses of opioid dependence and nondependent opioid abuse present on the record for Virginia residents only. OUD counts represented on this dashboard are not suppressed.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">ICD-10-CM codes for Opioid Use Disorder <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">F11.20, F11.21, F11.220, F11.221, F11.222, F11.229, F11.23, F11.24, F11.250, F11.251, F11.259, F11.281, F11.282, F11.288, F11.29, F11.10, F11.120, F11.121, F11.122, F11.129, F11.14, F11.150, F11.151, F11.159, F11.181, F11.182, F11.188, F11.19<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">). ICD-10-CM code for Long Term Use of Opioid Analgesics (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">Z79<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">891), a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">nd <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">ICD-10-CM codes for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">U<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">nspecified <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">O<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">pioid <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">U<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">se (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">F1190, F11920, F11921, F11922, F11929, F1193, F1194, F11950, F11951, F11959, F11981, F11982,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\"> F11988, F1199<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254215846 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"cited-resources\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-cited-resources\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-cited-resources\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCited Resources\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-cited-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-cited-resources\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">Anbalagan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">, S.,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">\u202fFalkowitz<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">, D., &amp; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">Mendez<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">, M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162628708 BCX0\"> (2024). 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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: How States Can Help Advance the Knowledge Base for Primary Prevention and Best Practices of Care. 2014.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.astho.org\/prevention\/nas-neonatal-abstinence-report\/\">http:\/\/www.astho.org\/prevention\/nas-neonatal-abstinence-report\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Haight SC, Ko JY, Tong VT, Bohm MK, Callaghan WM. Opioid Use Disorder Documented at Delivery Hospitalization \u2014 United States, 1999\u20132014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:845\u2013849. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6731a1\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6731a1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ko JY, Wolicki S, Barfield WD, et al. CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:242\u2013245. DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6609a2\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6609a2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Opioid Use During Pregnancy | CDC. (2019, July 1). Retrieved from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pregnancy\/opioids\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pregnancy\/opioids\/index.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Patrick SW, Shumacher RE, Benneyworth BD et al. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures, 2000-2009. JAMA. 2012 May 9. 307(18):1934-40. <a href=\"http:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/1151530\">http:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/1151530<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Substance Use During Pregnancy | CDC. (2019, July 24). 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