Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes

Evidence is necessary to improve our nursing practice. Using the CINAHL database in the Chamberlain Library, search for and locate a scholarly professional nursing journal article that meets these criteria:

• Full-text
• English language
• Peer-reviewed
• NOT an Evidence-Based Care Sheet or CINAHL Guide
• Published in the past five years
• Contains evidence to support a nursing practice in your practice area

Summarize this article in one paragraph. Explain why you selected this article. Provide an APA reference for this article.

EXAMPLE

in the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal.

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I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020. n the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal. I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020. In the article, Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review, the authors discuss substance abuse in pregnancy and the long-term effects it has on the babies who are exposed. The article goes on to define Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) as a “[..]group of symptoms manifested at birth by infants upon discontinuation of the drug to which they were exposed in utero” (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020, P.164). The article explains the different symptoms and how the treatment is based on a scoring system. The authors go into great detail over how drug abuse during pregnancy can cause a delay in the child’s language, sensory, motor, and cognitive development. Children exposed to substances in utero showed to have a slower anthropometric growth pattern and were at a higher risk for engaging in risky behaviors, such as drug abuse themselves (Joseph, Brady, Hudson, & Moran, 2020). The article provides many references, facts, and statistics supporting these claims. The article concludes with a discussion on the importance of giving effective interprofessional education to these at risks patients to prevent negative outcomes from occurring. I chose this article because I currently work in OB and see many pregnant patients come in with substance-abuse problems. I have worked with many newborns who have NAS and have had to treat them with morphine due to the severe side effects of withdrawal. I have witnessed newborns withdrawing from multiple substances at a time, and have used the scoring system mentioned in the article. It is a very sad situation and I have always been curious as to how these newborns do as they grow. Reference: Joseph, R., Brady, E., Hudson, M. E., & Moran, M. M. (2020). Perinatal Substance Exposure and Long-Term Outcomes in Children: A Literature Review. 46(1), 163-143. Retrieved September 26, 2020.