NBC News (12/5, Edwards) reports, “At least 10 babies – possibly more than 12 – have been identified with what” physicians “believe to be a new syndrome related to exposure to fentanyl in the womb.” The infants “have distinctive physical birth defects, such as cleft palate and unusually small heads.” Although no common genetic cause has been uncovered, “all were born to mothers who said they’d used street drugs, particularly fentanyl, while they were pregnant.”
HealthDay (12/5, Foster) reports the research was published in Genetics in Medicine Open.
Related Links:
— “New syndrome in newborns exposed to fentanyl possibly found,” Erika Edwards, NBC News, December 5, 2023