Although the number of infants diagnosed with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and the number of infants entering foster care have increased substantially in the US since 2009, analyses ...

Length of treatment and neurobehavioral scores did not significantly differ between infants with prenatal opioid exposure randomized to either clonidine or morphine, researchers found. Among infants ...

CLEMSON, S.C. (WSPA) – Researchers at Clemson University said infant opioid withdrawal is a bigger issue than people may think. “If mom takes opioids during pregnancy, babies are then born dependent ...

For infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) who were at risk of pharmacologic treatment and cared for with the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) approach, symptom-based dosing decreased time ...

For years, sedatives have been the gold standard for treating newborns suffering from opiate withdrawal. However, new research suggests that opiates themselves are superior to sedatives for treating ...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Jacob’s Hope, a nonprofit that provides specialty care for opioid-exposed newborns, may soon have to close its doors. Opioid-exposed babies are those whose brains and/or bodies ...

Babies who experience opioid withdrawal after being exposed to the drugs in utero are more likely to encounter educational difficulties in the future, according to a study from the CDC presented ...

GILBERT, Ariz. - Every 15 minutes, a baby is born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, which is caused by withdrawals from certain drugs they were exposed to in the womb. In Gilbert, a nonprofit that ...

A devastating house fire in Mauldin left one family with nothing just weeks before Christmas, as the community comes together to help. Read More: https://www.wspa.com ...