neonatal abstinence syndrome
The number of babies born to opioid-addicted mothers has skyrocketed in the last 2 decades
It's more than quadrupled.
My Baby Was Born With a Drug Dependence
Tiny changes in the treatment protocols could spare thousands of infants from the same fate.
How to get a baby — and a mom — off heroin
Pregnant women hooked on opioids face an impossible choice: Go cold turkey and risk relapse, or continue taking meds that may cause their babies to be born addicted.
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Locking Up Pregnant Drug Users Has Devastating Consequences
If you’re pregnant in the US, use drugs, and don’t do exactly what your doctor says, you could go to jail, harming mother and baby alike.
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