A new multi-hospital study shows that a flexible, symptom-based approach helps newborns recovering from prenatal opioid exposure go home sooner.When babies are exposed to opioids in the womb, they are at high risk for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). These infants usually experience sharp withdrawal symptoms during their first week of life. While nonpharmacological care and comfort measures—such as quiet rooms and swaddling—are typica…
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