New research shows that babies born to opioid users have shorter hospital stays when care includes more parent involvement and a quieter environment.
In a photo provided by the University of Vermont Health Network, licensed nursing assistant Jordan Bushy, right, and a student nurse care for newborns at the University of Vermont Childrens Hospital in Burlington, Vt., Friday, April 28, 2023. Research led by Dr. Leslie Young of the childrens hospital has found that babies born to opioid users had shorter hospital stays and needed less medication when their care emphasized parent involvement, skin-to-skin contact and a quiet environment.
Typically, hospitals use a scoring system to decide which babies need medicine to ease withdrawal, which means treatment in newborn intensive care units. “Is the TV on in the room? Do we need to turn that off? Are the lights on? Do we need to turn those down?” Young said. Many U.S. hospitals have adopted the new approach, Bianchi said, adding she hopes the research will lead to recommendations from pediatrics groups.
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