Caring For Drug Addicted Babies
Prescription medications that can cause withdrawal include but are not limited to.
Caring for drug addicted babies. Narcotics vicodin percocet and oxycontin. Extra caloric intake may be needed for the baby because. Gently rocking the baby. Different types of treatment that may help the baby include.
More at recovery first. By offering care and love to a drug exposed baby you can restore hope to this newborn life. Babies who are born addicted to drugs face a life long struggle because of parental drug abuse or alcohol abuse. Kangaroo care keeping the room quiet and the lights dim.
The breast milk of a using mother contains highly. Give the infant a pacifier. Swaddling the baby in a blanket may help give comfort to an irritable baby. Provide a quiet.
At birth the baby s dependence on the substance continues but since the drug is no longer available the baby s central nervous system becomes overstimulated causing symptoms of withdrawal. Babies who are born addicted to drugs recovery first treatment center. The american academy of pediatrics aap guidelines are a response to what the group calls an alarming increase in addicted newborns. Non medical care for recovering infants.
It s also advisable to use soft quiet voices and move calmly from one activity to another. Nutrition breast feeding by an addicted mom is not suggested. Use bottles that prevent air from entering the stomach.