Table 1.

Caregiver and Infant Characteristics at Birth

N (%) or Mean (SD)	Methadone (n = 50 )	Morphine (n = 49)
Caregiver Characteristics
Opioid
Buprenorphine	19 (38.0%)	15 (30.6%)
Methadone	31 (62.0%)	30 (61.2%)
Prescription opioids for pain	0	4 (8.2%)
Smoked >5 cigarettes per day	29 (63.0%)	11 (25.6%)
Psychiatric diagnoses	15 (30.0%)	12 (24.5%)
Psychiatric medication during pregnancy	17 (35.4%)	13 (26.5%)
Neonatal Characteristics
Sex (male)	24 (48.0%)	24 (49.0%)
Gestational age (weeks)	39.2 (1.2)	39.0 (1.1)
Birth weight (g)	3202 (494)	3107 (490)
Birth length (cm)	49.6 (2.3)	49.2 (3.0)
Head circumference (cm)	34.0 (1.7)	33.7 (1.8)
Intrauterine growth restriction	3 (6.0%)	5 (10.2%)
Race
White	39 (78.0%)	35 (71.4%)
Other	11 (22.0%)	14 (28.6%)
Age at treatment (days)	3.2 (1.3)	3.5 (1.6)
Phenobarbital at discharge	5 (10.0%)	14 (28.6%)