Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome due to antenatal opioid exposure. Withdrawal signs typically occur 48–72 hours after birth and may include irritability, tremors, seizures, excessive or high pitched crying, yawning, sneezing, sleep disturbances, poor feeding or sucking, loose stools, and vomiting.


Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Count, Florida
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Rate per 10,000 Live Births, Florida
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
Average Length of Hospital Stay Among Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Cases (NAS), Florida
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Count, 2024
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Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Rate per 10,000 Live Births, 2024
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Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Cases by Insurance Payer, Florida, 2024
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry
  
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Florida
IndicatorMeasureYearState
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
NAS Cases  
Count2024
623
     Non-Hispanic White
Count2024
409
     Non-Hispanic Black
Count2024
87
     Hispanic
Count2024
58
NAS Annual Rate  
Rate per 10,000 Live Births2024
27.76
     Non-Hispanic White
Rate per 10,000 Live Births2024
45.51
     Non-Hispanic Black
Rate per 10,000 Live Births2024
19.78
     Hispanic
Rate per 10,000 Live Births2024
6.98
NAS Cases by Payer Type
     Medicaid Managed Care Plan
Percent2024
47.19
     Medicaid
Percent2024
26.48
     Commercial Health Insurance
Percent2024
17.01
     Self-Pay
Percent2024
5.62
     Other
Percent2024
3.69
NAS Average Length of Hospital Stay
Days2024
16.35
Early Steps Clients Experiencing NAS  
Count2024
340

10/15/2026 10:09:23 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

  • Blank data within the map, graph, or table indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.

  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Case Counts are reported two years after birth due to certification requirements, data linkage processes for deduplication of records and alignment with the NAS Case Definition.