Rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome surged in recent years, but a newer approach to caring for newborn babies exposed to opioids during pregnancy gets them out of the hospital sooner and with less ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Opioids are touching every segment of New Mexico’s population, including expectant mothers. “When an individual uses opiates, which could be fentanyl, heroin, or other substances, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome is often assessed with the 50-year-old Finnegan scoring tool. Researchers ...

While pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was assured by her care team that she did not need to discontinue buprenorphine and that her baby would be assessed and monitored using the Eat, ...

Maine (WABI) - Last year, about one in 17 babies in Maine were born exposed to, or affected by opioids, according to the Maine Children’s Alliance. Traditionally, medication is used to treat the ...

(CNN) - A new approach to treating babies exposed to opioids during pregnancy is showing some success. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the Eat, Sleep, Console care ...

Researchers have found the “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach to be more effective than using the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) to assess and manage opioid-exposed newborns, ...

According to Stanford Children's Health, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is a term for a group of problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to narcotics. St. Vincent Healthcare says they ...

In Washington, hospitals automatically report newborns affected by their mother’s use of drugs or alcohol during pregnancy to Child Protective Services. State guidelines then call for testing those ...

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 ...

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 ...