Trump administration launches program for moms, babies with opioid withdrawal

By Kimberly Leonard

Published October 23, 2018 6:23pm ET

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Trump administration launches program for moms, babies with opioid withdrawal — A week old baby lies in one of the ICU bays at one of the Norton Children's Hospital neonatal intensive care units Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. This particular NICU, is dedicated to newborns of opioid addicted mothers, that are suffering with newborn abstinence syndrome, is kept dark and quiet due to increased production of neurotransmitters in newborns of addicted mothers, which can disrupt the nervous system and overstimulate bodily functions. | (Timothy D. Easley/AP)

The Trump administration is launching a program to help states care for pregnant women who are using opioids and for their babies who are born dependent on the drugs.

The Maternal Opioid Misuse program, or the “M-O-M model,” will work with state Medicaid programs to help set up services for pregnant women who are dependent on opioids and their infants, who can develop condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome.

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