NAS: Rise in Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
NAS: Rise in substance abuse during pregnancy
Health outcomes for NAS infants are typically poor, the report shows. Research further indicates that mothers-to-be who may be on lower dosages of the medications listed, will have different results in the baby's withdrawal symptoms. Dr. Karl Getzinger …
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Parental substance abuse the main reason kids end up in foster care
Babies of women who used opiates often face withdrawal symptoms, too. Nationwide, the number of opiate-exposed newborns increased from 1.1 per 1,000 hospital births in 2000 to 5.6 per 1,000 hospital births in 2009, says Dr. Mo Bader, a neonatologist at …
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