Evidence of drug use in mothers of babies with NAS -- but also in control group mothers

(American Academy of Pediatrics) Researchers conducting a study of newborns experiencing symptoms of drug withdrawal knew the infants' mothers would test positive for substance use. But in the course of their study they had another, surprising finding: They discovered that 1 in 4 women enrolled in the 'drug-free' comparison group, whose infants were not diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, also tested positive for illicit drug use.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news