Developmental Disorders Due to Prenatal Opioid Exposure Only Occur at High Doses: Study
The study does not address the other pregnancy risks linked to opioid use in previous research, such as birth defect risks and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
The study does not address the other pregnancy risks linked to opioid use in previous research, such as birth defect risks and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Researchers recommend doctors ask mothers about dietary supplement the are using, due to the risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).
Researchers believe they have identified a new specific syndrome linked to fentanyl pregnancy exposure, which can cause children to be born with cleft palate birth defects and an unusually small head.
Even pregnant women considered negative for opioid addiction up to six months before delivery, still gave birth to infants that faced an increased risk of death
An inability to track neonatal abstinence cases over long periods of time make it harder to develop programs to help communities struggling with opioid addiction, CDC researchers warn.