Opiate Addiction and the NICU: A Mom's Story That Changes Stereotypes.

Opiate Addiction and the NICU: A Mom's Story That Changes Stereotypes. Neonatal Netw. 2020 Mar 01;39(2):99-102 Authors: Discenza D Abstract Opioid addiction and the NICU are common themes in the news. Yet, we never hear from the mothers in these situations. I interviewed Victoria, a Mom who had an addiction and had desperately wanted to be clean. She got pregnant and was desperate to help her baby not have the same affliction. Enter the ICON (Improving Care for the Opiate-exposed Newborn) program, which not only turned her life around but gave her son a chance at a normal life. The ICON program changes the stereotype of the addicted mother in the NICU for the better. We all have something to learn here. PMID: 32317340 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Neonatal Network - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Neonatal Netw Source Type: research