FoI Number
2022-680
Subject
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Date Received
26/01/2023
Request and Response

1. I request the number of babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome since 2007. I request this data is expressed as an annual figure for each calendar year between 2007 and 2022 (inclusive).

Year

Number of babies

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

Babies with suspected neonatal abstinence syndrome are transferred to NHS Grampian for delivery and subsequent care.

NHS Shetland has had ZERO babies delivered here who were subsequently transferred to NHS Grampian.