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A baby rests before receiving treatment for opioid withdrawal at a hospital unit devoted to babies diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome in Huntington, West Virginia. Photo by Abbey Oldham/PBS NewsHour

Health Nov 02

Treating the opioid babies

By Dr. Amber Robins

Detoxing after delivery: When babies are born withdrawing from opioids

The number of American babies born going through withdrawal from prescription painkillers and heroin used by their mothers during pregnancy, a condition called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, increased fivefold between 2000 and 2012. NewsHour's Alison Stewart explores the consequences of the…

By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman

The opioid epidemic’s toll on pregnant women and their babies

The risk for overdose from opioid painkillers and heroin among women, including pregnant women, has skyrocketed, which means a growing number of babies are born dependent on opioids. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent Alison Stewart reports on the challenges for pregnant…

By Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker

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