The number of babies born with opioid withdrawal symptoms has quadrupled in the last 15 years, according to a report from the CDC. Neonatal abstinence syndrome occurs when a fetus is exposed to ...
On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. “I was so scared,” said Morreale, a resident of the small western North Carolina ...
ST. LOUIS -- More than 3,700 pregnant women and new mothers were hospitalized in Missouri for opioid abuse in the past two years, according to a new report. The Missouri Hospital Association research ...
As the opioid crisis continues, the number of babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) – a condition that affects infants whose mothers used opioids during pregnancy – has risen ...
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Center is celebrating 33 years of a program that offers maternal mental health services and substance use ...
This week’s research peeked into the world of Professor of Psychology Shivon Robinson’s research, which focuses on neonatal ...
CHICAGO -- Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. The infant is going through drug withdrawal and ...