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The Problem With Systemic Racism in Child Welfare
From 2011 to 2017, there was an increase in annual admissions to the foster care system of about 10,000. One of the things that's cheeses the sounds is that we are treating mom withdrawal in a lot of cases. The non-pharmacologic measures that we're doing? We do not transfer in our hospitals to the NICU at all for infants who have opioid withdrawal unless they have another medical reason. And certainly in that five to eight range, we really work to optimize the environment,. How are we supporting mom, how are we supporting breastfeeding and responding to the needs of that infant and that diet together?"