'Recovery coaches' effective in reducing number of babies exposed to drugs
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 13:56
in Health & Medicine
About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents.
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