Pediatrics Commentary: Fetal Opioid Exposure and Smaller Birth Head Circumference: Cause for Concern?

Mark Hudak, MD and Kartikeya Makker, MD offer commentary on the concurrently released study in Pediatrics, Neonatal Head Circumference in Newborns With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, in which infants of mothers undergoing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder had a smaller head circumference on average at birth.

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Reference: Mark L. HudakKartikeya Makker. Fetal Opioid Exposure and Smaller Birth Head Circumference: Cause for Concern?