Variations and similarities in neonatal abstinence syndrome care and management across tertiary care hospitals in West Virginia.

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Feb 7, 2023 · Pediatric Research Associate Professor Amna Umer said in a WVU release that her team’s study found that the prenatal rates of opioid and stimulant exposure in West Virginia were 10 times higher than national rates.

Oct 3, 2019 · In a recent study, West Virginia University researcher Amna Umer explored how low birth weight correlates to cardiovascular risk factors in childhood. She and her colleagues assessed data of 20,000 fifth-graders born in West Virginia.

The WVU Department of Pediatrics faculty, staff, and students work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the four remaining health sciences schools: Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health as well as other faculty from the Eastern and Charleston medical campuses and faculty from other departments throughout the University.

Nov 14, 2018 · Amna Umer, an epidemiologist in the West Virginia University Department of Pediatrics, and her research team are working to circumvent these barriers. In a recent project, they evaluated a new tool to collect real-time information on statewide NAS diagnoses and cases of fetal substance exposure.

In this rural Appalachian state, 1 in 8 women used 1 or more substances (opioids, cannabis, stimulants, and/or sedatives/hypnotics) during pregnancy and the type of substance used varied by sociodemographic and health-related factors.

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine at West Virginia University. I earned my master’s degree in public health from Northeastern...

Mar 5, 2024 · Amna Umer PhD is the associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine at West Virginia University.

BACKGROUND: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is one of the consequences at birth affecting the newborn after discontinuation of prenatal drug exposure to mainly opioids. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of the problem in the state of West Virginia (WV) using a real-time statewide surveillance system.