The “addicted baby” issue is not simply linguistic. You’re not just contributing to stigma when you use this term, you’re misrepresenting medical facts. “She was born addicted, but without methadone, she may never have been born at all.” That was the last sentence of my first published article with a major media outlet, Vox. The… Continue reading The Problem with "Addicted Babies"
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Promising New Treatments for Opioid-Dependent Babies
Compassionate care for the mothers was crucial to positive outcomes for opioid-dependent babies. I gave birth to my daughter in late January of 2014. It was the kind of birth you see in the movies—the contractions started hard and grew closer together within moments. By the time I realized I was in labor, I was… Continue reading Promising New Treatments for Opioid-Dependent Babies