New Woman's Hospital program targets growing problem of babies born to opioid-addicted moms

The Advocate - The number of women in those situations has risen sharply over the past several years in Louisiana, and the rate of Louisiana babies exposed to opioids in the womb who later went through painful withdrawals quadrupled between 2005 and 2015. Women who have been through the ordeal have described struggling during their pregnancies to find acceptance and help to overcome their addictions.

Now, a new program is being launched in Louisiana that hospital leaders and state officials say they hope will address that problem.