Medication-assisted treatment (methadone or Subutex®) is the current recommendation for pregnant women using opioids. Treatment is available in our community. Click on one of the links below for additional information.
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The Spokane Birth Outcomes Task Force is committed to helping you and your baby have the best outcomes possible. If you are currently in medication-assisted-treatment (MAT) or actively using drugs, it is important to understand how this will affect your baby.
Eat, Sleep, Console is a unique approach used by hospitals to help your baby manage withdrawal symptoms after they're born. This family-centered program is available at all hospitals in the Spokane area for pregnant people who used opioids or other drugs during their pregnancy.
Families who participate in the program often spend less time in the hospital and reduce the amount of care and medication their baby needs. Instead, focus is placed on the natural support you can offer your newborn, like breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact.
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Watch the short videos below to learn more about Eat, Sleep, Console and what you can expect as part of the program.
“Babies experience withdrawal in different ways. It is impossible to know ahead of time which babies will withdraw and how long the symptoms will last.”
