Umbilical Cord Methadone and Buprenorphine Levels and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Severity
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.
Authors
- Jeannie C. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-4693)
- Irina D. Burd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-7784)
- Eric K Broni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4074-5751)
- Courtney Townsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-9091)
- Samantha A S Willimas
- Fatemeh Abdollahy Biroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0727-3085)
- Makeda Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3273-685X)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.41876
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00