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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the opioid crisis continues, the number of babies born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) – a condition that affects infants whose mothers used opioids during pregnancy – has risen ...

Cincinnati police make an arrest in a Winton Hills deadly shooting. Cincinnati man sentenced for federal charges for having gun as a felon A local man was sentenced to more than four years in federal ...

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 ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — 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, ...