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The article reports that babies born addicted to opioids can show immediate neurological problems, difficulties with feeding and failed hearing screenings, according to several studies. Around 91.8 million U.S. adults used opioids in 2015, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The best-practice position as of November 2018 is that pregnant women should not discontinue opioids suddenly during pregnancy. Infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome increased from 2009 to 2013. INSET: 1.

The article discusses prevalence of opiate abuse among pregnant women and increasing cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). It reports results of a national study conducted to analyze patterns of NAS and maternal opiate use at delivery. Aside from hypertonia, NAS symptoms include tremors, feeding intolerance and respiratory distress. It also describes programs developed to treat opioid dependence during pregnancy.

The article discusses the effecf of opioids use during pregnancy and its risk to develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a serious medical condition of the new-born following utero exposure to psychotropic medications.