- neonatal abstinence syndrome
- signs of substance withdrawal, including tremor, sweating, yawning, poor feeding, sleep disturbance, and high-pitched cry, occurring in newborns exposed in utero to drugs taken by the mother.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
neonatal abstinence syndrome
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