Health

Finnegan NAS Score

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome scoring tool.

Score each sign observed:

Cry

Sleep after Feeding

Tremors

Muscle Tone

Feeding

Stools

Other Signs (sneezing, stuffiness, sweating, fever, etc.)

Finnegan Score—

Treatment Threshold—

Score ≥8 on 3 consecutive assessments: Initiate pharmacological treatment (typically morphine or methadone).