A delicate subject

CADILLAC — Last year saw an uptick in the number of babies born at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital who had to be weaned off of opioids that they were exposed to in the womb.
Munson Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Whelan said the number of babies requiring opioid withdrawal treatment has been inching up over the last several years: in 2018, there was one baby that required treatment; in 2019, there were three babies; and in 2020, there were eight babies.
Overall, Whelan said around half a percent of all babies were exposed to opioids in the womb in 2020.
Babies suffering from opioid withdrawals are kept at the hospital for 10 to 12 days after birth; they're usually more difficult to comfort, jittery, irritable, have poor appetites, and in some cases, experience seizures.

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