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 ...

More than 30,000 babies a year are born in the United States with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, yet treatment options are limited to supportive care or medicating with more opiates, such as ...

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 ...

A crib mattress designed to vibrate gently for tactile sensory stimulation eased neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, reducing need for pharmacologic treatment, a randomized clinical trial showed.

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 ...

Hospital stays for infants experiencing opioid withdrawal after exposure to the narcotics in utero can be greatly reduced by treatment with buprenorphine, according to a study published in The New ...

The number of babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms in Maryland hit 1,419 cases in 2015, marking a 56.6 percent increase in the last nine years, according to The Baltimore Sun. While some infants ...

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 ...