This webinar provides foundational education for neonatal practice professionals and feeding specialists through the review of the incidence and most current evidence on the management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). The focus will be on assisting clinicians and unit teams to consider the symptoms of NAS and their impact on an infants’ oral feeding skill development during breast and bottle feeding. Emphasis will be on using individualized, family-centered care plans to provide continuous, developmentally-supportive care from admission through discharge to reduce the risk of adverse sequelae secondary to NAS.

Learning Outcomes
After viewing this webinar, the participant will be able to:

• Review the incidence and current evidence on therapeutic management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in the NICU setting
• Identify specific symptoms of NAS that impact an infants’ oral feeding skill development and success during breastfeeding and bottle feedings
• Determine methods of constructing individualized, family centered oral feeding plans that support the growth, neurodevelopment, and nutritional needs of an infant with NAS
• Identify three effective interventions that individual Neonatal Intensive Care Units can develop to decrease LOS and improve outcomes for infants with NAS