Maternal Perceptions of Feeding Behaviors in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure (PS1B)

Monday, September 13, 2021

2:05 PM – 2:25 PM CDT

CE: .33

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 1
NNP-BC: 1
RNC-LRN: 2
Pharmacology Credits: .03

Paper Presenter(s)

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC

Assistant Professor
UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
San Antonio, Texas, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Co-Author(s)

Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

Vice Dean for Faculty Excellence and Professor
UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
San Antonio, Texas, United States

Disclosure: NANN (Independent Contractor) (Products/Services: Co-Editor for Advances in Neonatal Care)

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN: NANN (Independent Contractor) (Products/Services: Co-Editor for Advances in Neonatal Care)

Feeding is a regulatory process that is difficult to characterize in prenatally opioid-exposed infants. Additionally, mothers may struggle with feeding their infants. A paucity of literature exists to guide recommendations for practice in this population. The findings of this study will reinforce the importance of addressing feeding, a growth fostering process, in this population, and inform future nursing interventions to address feeding difficulties in the hospital setting and the subsequent discharge home.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Identify multi-level challenges that influence the infant feeding experiences and outcomes of infants with prenatal opioid exposure.
Discuss signs/symptoms of problematic feeding behavior in infants with prenatal opioid exposure.