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Opioids Exact Another Toll on Newborns: Smaller Heads

MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 — Infants born addicted to opioids may be more likely to have smaller heads that might hinder their development, new research suggests. “Babies chronically exposed to opiates [during pregnancy] had a head size about a centimeter smaller” than babies born to moms not using drugs, said lead researcher Dr. Craig Towers. […]