Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Understanding and addressing bias in neonatal drug screening practices
Background Urine drug screening (UDS) is commonly utilized to identify substance use during pregnancy and facilitate timely interventions aimed at mitigating adverse parental and neonatal outcomes. Current literature has demonstrated that UDS among pregnant patients is not uniformly applied across populations but less is known about screening practices among neonates. This study aimed to evaluate the demographics, clinical indications, documentation and disclosure practices, and outcomes associated with neonatal dr …