Eat, Sleep, Console: Reducing NICU Admissions of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Eat, Sleep, Console: Reducing NICU Admissions of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mother-and-infant-header-1024x575.gif 1024 575 Lauren Dembeck https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dembeck_headshot.gifFocusing on non-pharmacological care, emphasizing mother-baby bonding, and natural infant behaviors may keep infants out of the NICU, but other barriers may limit implementation. Infants exposed to opioids in utero may experience withdrawal symptoms after birth, which can vary in severity depending on many factors, such as length of exposure and type of opioid. In…