When Kiran Dwarakanath worked as a doctor in New York, hospitals had entire neonatology units devoted specifically to helping babies born addicted to drugs going through withdrawals. Then he came to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new and improved way to care for babies born suffering from addiction withdrawal symptoms could be coming, according to a new trial. Several local hospitals, including UC Medical ...

Infants born with opioid withdrawal syndrome have smaller heads than babies not exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a study published Dec. 10, in the journal Pediatrics. 1. For the study, ...

A more natural approach to caring for babies with opioid withdrawal that incorporates the family reduces the amount of time they spend in the hospital and results in fewer babies on medication, a new ...

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 ...

A nursery in Arizona is caring for the youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Hushabye Nursery, in Phoenix, treats babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a withdrawal-like condition caused by ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — They’re the tiniest and most innocent victims of the heroin addiction crisis but it doesn’t spare them their suffering. They cry relentlessly at a disturbing pitch and can’t ...

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 ...

Because of the opioid epidemic, there are too many babies born with withdrawal symptoms and not enough volunteers. More Cuddlers Needed To Help Babies Born With Withdrawal Symptoms One way hospitals ...

Babies born to opioid users had shorter hospital stays and needed less medication when their care emphasized parent involvement, skin-to-skin contact and a quiet environment, researchers reported ...

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 ...