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USA. New Planning Resource Prepares Hospitals Considering Eat, Sleep, Console Care Approach for Opioid-Exposed Infants 

USA. New Planning Resource Prepares Hospitals Considering Eat, Sleep, Console Care Approach for Opioid-Exposed Infants 

In the United States, at least one infant is born with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) every 24 minutes. Opioid-exposed newborns with NOWS can have symptoms including tremors, excessive crying and irritability as well as problems with consoling, feeding, and sleeping. (Addiction Policy Forum, USA, 02.02.2024)

https://www.addictionpolicy.org/post/new-planning-resource-prepares-hospitals-considering-eat-sleep-console-care-approach-for-opioid-ex