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NOW - CHARTING A
BETTER ROAD TO
RECOVERY.
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ONE YEAR AGO...
EYEWITNESS NEWS TOOK
YOU INSIDE A NEW "FAMILY
CENTERED MODEL" AT
WOMEN AND INFANTS
HOSPITAL...
THAT'S DESIGNED TO
CARE FOR OPIOID
ADDICTED MOTHERS AND
THEIR BABIES.
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DOCTORS SAY IT'S
MAKING BIG STRIDES
TODAY - POINTING TO A
DROP IN COSTS AND THE
LENGTH OF TREATMENT.
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TONIGHT - EYEWITNESS
NEWS ANCHOR DANIELLE
NORTH HAS A LOOK AT THE
IMPACT OF THIS
GROUNDBREAKING
PROGRAM.
DOCTORS AT WOMEN AND
INFANTS SAY THEY ARE
SEEING ONE TO TWO MORE
BABIES BORN WITH NEO NATAL
ABSTINENCE SYNDROME - A
MONTH.
BUT IN THE PAST YEAR...
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO
TRIM HOSPITAL STAYS
SIGNIFICANTLY - GETTING MOMS
AND THEIR BABIES HOME AND
ON THE ROAD TO HEALTH EVEN
FASTER.
FOR MOTHERS OF BABIES
BORN WITH NEO NATAL
ABSTINENCE SYNDROME.. THE
DAYS AFTER DELIVERY CAN BE
FILLED WITH WORRY AND
CONCERN. INFANTS WITH N-A-S
CAN GO THRU WITHDRAWAL
AFTER BIRTH AFTER BEING
EXPOSED TO ADDICTIVE DRUGS
IN THE WOMB. ONE YEAR AGO
WE SHOWED YOU A NEW FAMILY
CENTERED MODEL AT WOMEN
AND INFANTS HOSPITAL... THAT
WAS CREATED TO TRY AND
ACCELERATE RECOVERY FOR
THESE BABIES AND TO KEEP
THEIR MOTHERS CLOSE BY
DURING THEIR HOSPITAL STAYS.
we are actually started to see
an
overall drop in the
hospitalization
and care that these babies need.
DOCTOR ADAM CZYNSKI IS THE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE
NEWBORN NURSERY AT
WOMEN AND INFANTS... HE'S
BEEN COLLECTING DATA OVER
THE LAST YEAR AND CALLS THE
PROGRESS BEING MADE IN
TREATMENT TIME FOR THESE
BABIES.. REMARKABLE.
our lengths of treatment went
from
about 16 down to about 11 days
and
so we've really carved out or
cut off
a good portion of hospital care
and
with a lot of these patients
being on
state supported health insurance
programs . that is a huge
savings to
everyone within the state
itself.. but
it also has also reduced the
amount
of opioid that these babies need
to
see after they've been born so
they're actually getting more
with
more interventions that don't
require
medication.
WHILE TREATMENT VARIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.. THE
MEDICATION OF CHOICE TO
TREAT THESE BABIES HERE..
IS MORPHINE.
what we have expanded on is what
is the best drug to treat from a
developmental standpoint
ACCORDING TO DOCTOR
CYZNSKI THERE ARE SEVERAL
SUCCESS STORIES OF LOCAL
MOMS OVER THE PAST YEAR,
AS WELL.
there was one mom.. first
child.. dad
not involved.. had to do this
herself.... she got into
treatment
stayed at hospital with us..
model
mom whose pregnancy was a life
changing moment .. really
changed
her life completely from where
she
would have been a year ago.
GETTING THESE BABIES AND
THEIR MOMS HEALTHY - AND
BACK HOME SOONER - IS
ENCOURAGING FOR CYZNSKI
AND HIS TEAM. BUT IT DOESN'T
END THERE...
BROWN UNIVERSITY'S DOCTOR
BARRY LESTER SAYS THERE
NEEDS TO BE A CONTINUED
FOCUS ON AN "N-A-S" BABY'S
HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT...
ONCE HE OR SHE LEAVES THE
HOSPITAL.
what happens to them... they are
babies at risk exposed to
opioids
some in a difficult environment
and
clinically we are worried about
what
is going to happen to them
AND THAT'S WHY BROWN
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL HAS
LAUNCHED A FAMILY CARE
FOLLOW UP PROGRAM.
THERE THEY'LL CLOSELY
MONITOR THESE BABIES FOR
THE FIRST YEARS OF THEIR
LIFE - TRACKING THEIR
COGNITIVE MILESTONES.
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CHARTING A BETTER
ROAD TO RECOVERY.
OUR COVERAGE
CONTINUES TONIGHT.
COMING UP NEW AT SIX...
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
NEW BROWN CENTER...
AND WE TALK TO ONE OF
THE FIRST MOTHERS TO
ENROLL HER SON IN THE
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NOW - CHARTING A
BETTER ROAD TO
RECOVERY.
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ACCORDING TO THE
RHODE ISLAND
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...
THE NUMBER OF INFANTS
BORN IN RHODE ISLAND
WITH--- NEO NATAL
ABSTINENCE SYNDROME -
MORE THAN DOUBLED IN
THE DECADE BETWEEN
2006 AND 2016.
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AT FIVE WE TOLD YOU
ABOUT A NEW MODEL OF
CARE AT WOMEN AND
INFANTS HOSPITAL ----
AIMED AT BETTERING
TREATMENT FOR THESE
BABIES - BORN TO
OPIATE-ADDICTED
MOTHERS.
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NEW AT SIX - EYEWITNESS
NEWS ANCHOR DANIELLE
NORTH TAKES A LOOK AT A
PROGRAM THAT'S
FOCUSED ON---- THE
FUTURE AND IMPROVING
THE LONG-TERM
OUTCOME FOR BABIES
WITH N-A-S.
WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL
SAYS IT'S DECREASING BOTH
LENGTH OF STAY AND LENGTH
OF TREATMENT FOR BABIES
BORN WITH N-A-S.
NOW... THE HOSPITAL HAS
PARTNERED UP WITH BROWN
UNIVERSITY TO WORK ON THE
NEXT STAGE - WHAT IMPACT, IF
ANY, WILL N-A-S HAVE ON
THESE CHILDREN LATER ON IN
LIFE.
he is such an amazing baby.. i
was
concerned about his milestones
and
how he was doing.. i couldn't be
more amazed
SEBASTIAN IS A HAPPY, FOUR
MONTH OLD BOY. HIS MOTHER,
ANN MARIE, IS SO THANKFUL
FOR HIS HEALTH.. AND FOR HER
CONTINUED SOBRIETY. SHE
BECAME ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS
YEARS AGO AFTER RECEIVING
A OPIATE PRESCRIPTION TO
TREAT A SHOULDER INJURY.
months later i was still taking
vicodin.. and all of sudden you
don't
need it or they don't think you
need
it anymore
i hit 24 and it became a problem
that
i couldn't stop
WITH REHABILITATION, FAMILY
SUPPORT AND VISITS TO A
METHADONE CLINIC... ANN
MARIE WAS ABLE TO
OVERCOME HER ADDICTION.
BUT WHEN SHE BECAME
PREGNANT SHE WAS
CONCERNED HOW THE
METHADONE TREATMENTS
WOULD AFFECT HER BABY.
once i found out i was so
thrilled but
a nervous wreck too for the
entire
months i was like what do i do
next?
am I ok?
ANNMARIE'S CONCERNS DIDN'T
DISSIPATE - EVEN AFTER A SAFE
DELIVERY...
BECAUSE THERE'S VERY LITTLE
DATA AVAILABLE REGARDING
THE LONG TERM AFFECTS OF
BABIES BORN TO OPIOID
ADDICTED MOTHERS.
the new kid on the block and the
reason we have seen an
escalation
of the babies in the past few
years
are the pain meds.. who is that
population? it is us... that's
the
middle class...
DOCTOR BARRY LESTER IS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE BROWN
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF
CHILDREN AT RISK. HE'S
HEADING UP AN EXTENSIVE
NEW PROGRAM TO EXAMINE
BABIES LIKE SEBASTIAN.
DOCTOR LESTER WORKS WITH
MOTHERS LIKE ANNMARIE WHO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR
BABIES ARE HITTING ALL OF
THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL
MILESTONES.
what do you tell them?
we tell them we just don't know?
what we do know from the
research
is that the effects of drugs has
to do
with the interaction between
drug
and environment
SEBASTIAN WILL BE ONE OF
DOZENS OF BABIES WHO'LL BE
SCREENED ON A ROUTINE
BASIS. THE TEAM AT THE
BROWN CENTER WILL COLLECT
IMPORTANT DATA THAT COULD
HELP BENEFIT OTHER MOMS
AND BABIES IN THE FUTURE.
there really isn't a lot of
information
out there.. if listening to my
babies
cry can help them find a better
or
easier or quicker way to care
for
babies then why not do it
THE STANDARDIZED
ASSESSMENTS WILL THEN BE
USED FOR RESEARCH... BUT
UNTIL MORE IS KNOWN ABOUT
THE DIRECT IMPACT OF OPIOIDS
ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT...
DOCTOR LESTER SAYS HE'S
OPTIMISTIC FOR THE FUTURE
OF BABIES IN THIS FOLLOW UP
PROGRAM - WHO ARE ALSO
BEING RAISED IN A HEALTHY
HOME.
you take that same kid.. rear
them in
a good environment.. they are
going
to develop normally
: THE BROWN CENTER IS STILL
LOOKING FOR MORE MOTHERS
AND BABIES WITH N-A-S TO
PARTICIPATE IN ITS STUDY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
TO SEE IF YOU OR SOMEONE
YOU KNOW ARE ELIGIBLE - GO
TO OUR WEBSITE - W-P-R-I DOT
COM. DN, EWN.
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