Care and Compassion Needed for Addicted Mothers-to-Be – Lexington Herald Leader

Care and compassion needed for addicted mothers-to-be – Lexington Herald Leader


Lexington Herald Leader

Care and compassion needed for addicted mothers-to-be
Lexington Herald Leader
Standard of care for the treatment of heroin addiction, and more recently, the treatment of non-heroin opiate addiction, is maintenance therapy with methadone. The goals are to encourage and ensure safe prenatal care, prevent complications from illicit

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Special Report: Area doctors seeing increase in heroin addicted babies – The Sheboygan Press

Special Report: Area doctors seeing increase in heroin addicted babies
The Sheboygan Press
Smiltneek said mothers who continue using heroin throughout the pregnancy will often give birth to babies that are born premature and at low birth weights, while mothers who begin methadone or suboxone treatment are often able to carry the baby to term 
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