There is a significantly higher 90-day hospital readmission rate amonginfants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome compared to those without.

The median birth hospitalization length of stay for infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome vs those without was significantly longer at 11.3 days compared with 1.6, respectively.

Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) happens when someone uses opioid (OH-pee-oyd) medicines or drugs during pregnancy. NOWS happens because the baby becomes dependent on the drug during the ...

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by ...

An Arizona nonprofit focused on newborn babies exposed to addictive substances had a large insurer come back for its ...

The father of three-week-old Sila Mahmoud al-Faseeh wrapped her in a blanket to try to keep her warm in their tent in the ...

The baby had been experiencing withdrawal symptoms related to her mother’s drug use during pregnancy, the news group reported. Despite a warning from a social worker who was already overseeing the ...

A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts ...