1st Edition
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Speech-Language Pathologists and Interprofessional Care
This collection synthesizes perspectives on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), providing a comprehensive resource for those in speech-language pathology and healthcare providers working within an interprofessional approach to treat and support infants, children, parents, caregivers, and families impacted by NOWS.
The volume responds to the growing challenge faced by SLPs and healthcare providers to develop new, evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of the emerging population of infants with NOWS and children prenatally exposed to opioids and their families, in light of the growing opioid crisis in the US. Through a holistic approach, the book features contributions from researcher clinicians across healthcare professions and from different countries. It brings together research on the impact of NOWS on child neurodevelopment, causes of neurodevelopmental alterations due to NOWS, interprofessional team care to optimize outcomes for this population, feeding, communication, sensory and motor issues; long-term outcomes into adolescence and adulthood, as well as best practices for addressing these. The volume also explores the impact of NOWS on families and effective strategies for supporting them. The Trauma Informed Care approach features throughout. The collection looks ahead to address research gaps toward enhancing evidence-based strategies from a strength-based perspective.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers in speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing, pediatric medicine, and other related fields, as well as clinicians and instructors in these same disciplines.
Contents
List of Contributors
1 Introduction to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): An Emerging Population for Speech-Language Pathology, Brenda Louw, East Tennessee State University
2 Understanding the Dyad Affected by NOWS as a Necessary Pathway to Provision of Optimal Care, Martha L. Velez and Lauren M. Jansson, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
3 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Children Prenatally Exposed to Opioids and Other Substances, Hendrée E. Jones, Kim Andringa, Senga Carroll, and Evette Horton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine
4 Maximizing Outcomes for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Through a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Approach, Lori A. Devlin, University of Louisville School of Medicine
5 Trauma-Informed Care as a Foundational Approach to Supporting Children and Families, Lenora Marcellus, University of Victoria, and Catherine Ringham, Thompson Rivers University
6 Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: Feeding Recommendations for Infants and Children, Karen McQueen and Alison Thompson, Lakehead University
7 Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist: Communication and Associated Domains of Development, Pam Holland, Marshall University College of Health Professions
8 The Role of Occupational Therapy and the Interprofessional Approach to Mitigating Developmental Sequelae Associated with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Jenene W. Craig and Christy Gliniak, Fielding Graduate University School of Psychology
9 Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): The Impact on the Movement System and the Role of the Physical Therapist, Dana McCarty and Kara Boynewich, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10 Long-Term Outcomes of Children After Prenatal Opioid Exposure, Ju Lee Oei, University of New South Wales School of Paediatrics
11 Support for Mothers and Children Impacted by Substance Use: Being Effective and Addressing Challenges, Lynn Kemp and Stacy Blythe, Western Sydney University School of Nursing and Midwifery
12 Support Foster/Kinship and Adoptive Parents of Children with a History of Prenatal Substance Exposure, Stacy Blythe and Lynn Kemp, Western Sydney University School of Nursing and Midwifery
Index
Biography
Brenda Louw is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at East Tennessee State University, USA.
