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Umbilical Cord Methadone and Buprenorphine Levels and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Severity
- 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
Abstract
This cohort study evaluates associations of methadone and buprenorphine levels in umbilical cord tissue with medication for opioid use disorder dosage and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome severity.
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BibTeX
@article{townsel2026umbilical,
title = {{Umbilical Cord Methadone and Buprenorphine Levels and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Severity}},
author = {Courtney Townsel and Makeda Turner and Fatemeh Biroon and Eric Broni and Samantha A. S. Willimas and Irina Burd and Jeannie Kelly},
journal = {JAMA Network Open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.41876},
url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855947},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Umbilical Cord Methadone and Buprenorphine Levels and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Severity
AU - Courtney Townsel
AU - Makeda Turner
AU - Fatemeh Biroon
AU - Eric Broni
AU - Samantha A. S. Willimas
AU - Irina Burd
AU - Jeannie Kelly
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - JAMA Network Open
DO - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.41876
UR - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855947
AB - This cohort study evaluates associations of methadone and buprenorphine levels in umbilical cord tissue with medication for opioid use disorder dosage and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome severity.
SN - 2574-3805
ER -