TABLE 2.
Hospital Policies and Guidelines Pertaining to Maternal Substance Use, Evaluation, and Treatment of Substance-Exposed Infants, 2013–2014
| Variable | February 2013 | August 2013 | February 2014 | August 2014 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %a | %a | %a | %a | ||
| Maternal substance use screen | 75.4 | 77.8 | 80.5 | 89.8 | .002 |
| Evaluation and treatment of substance-exposed infant | 76.2 | 82.9 | 88.0 | 95.0 | <.001 |
| Standardization of NAS scoring | 44.8 | 59.4 | 67.2 | 76.5 | <.001 |
| Nonpharmacologic treatment of NAS | 59.1 | 65.9 | 68.8 | 84.0 | <.001 |
| Pharmacologic treatment of NAS | 68.0 | 81.2 | 84.0 | 91.6 | <.001 |
| Breastfeeding or provision of expressed human milk for substance-exposed infants | 48.6 | 55.3 | 56.8 | 72.3 | <.001 |
Total hospital sample: February 2013, n = 181; August 2013, n = 170; February 2014, n = 125; and August 2014, n = 119.
a
Percentage of participating hospitals with policy.