Now Volunteer For Drug-Addicted Babies To Help Them Fight
Sadly, every day there are babies born addicted to opioids and fighting for their lives. They need special love and care in order for them to make it through the withdrawal process, which can be excruciating. With these newborns potentially spending weeks, even months in the NICU, hospitals around North America have been introducing new rewarding volunteer programs. Cuddle care programs call on volunteers to snuggle newborns who suffer from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). According to MedlinePlus, NAS is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to addictive opiate drugs such as, but not limited to heroin, codeine and oxycontin while in the mother’s womb. Symptoms can include diarrhea, fever, seizures, sweating and vomiting along with many more. Babies who suffer from this syndrome aren’t able to soothe themselves. They are irritable, cry excessively and are extremely difficult to console. Mothers of drug-addicted babies are usually struggling with their...