Babies with NAS treatable, best way to stay with their mothers says MPH Program alumna
In 2014, Tennessee passed a bill allowing women to be charged with assault if they use narcotics while pregnant, health advocates warned that the law would deter women from seeking vital medical care out of fear of being prosecuted. Now, Dr. Jessica Young, an obstetrician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville who has a clinic for opiate-dependent pregnant women, said she’s had patients tell her they are now planning on delivering out of state. Others simply drop off the radar.