Síndrome de abstinencia neonatal en hijos de madres adictas; identificación temprana, incidencia y prevalencia en el Hospital Francisco de Icaza Bustamante.

Abstract

Drug use is considered a problem of great impact and risks in today's society, especially affecting women, despite the fact that the consumption ratio between men and women is two to one respectively. (1) The consumption of drugs in pregnant women, includes a large number of problems that affect both the product and the mothers and with it the society. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is becoming a social and global problem, as it occurs both in developed countries, as well as in underdeveloped developing countries. Affecting in all cases the most vulnerable populations. (5). Poverty and the low socio-economic and educational level are factors observed in drug dependent mothers. Among the strategies that are considered to have the best results in the prevention of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, is the Finnegan scale as one of the most widely used instruments, which allows the newborn to be detected and therefore treated in a timely manner. Raise awareness among consuming mothers through health professionals, as well as the distribution of pamphlets that reveal the effects and consequences that may affect the newborn. In relation to the symptoms mostly presented, we found irritability in 60% of cases; tremor in 47%, vomiting in 41%, and fever and respiratory distress in 36% and 24% respectively. This allows us to have a clinical suspicion of the differential diagnosis, when new infants present these symptoms