Summary
Project Summary Many infants exposed to opioids antenatally develop Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). The overarching goal of the HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacological Treatments Comparative Effectiveness Trial – Clinical Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) as stated in RFA-HD-21-031 is to design and implement a multi-center, comparative effectiveness, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the optimal pharmacological treatment for NOWS. Our clinical site at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a Regional Perinatal Center with a Compre