Every 15 minutes, a baby is born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, which is caused by withdrawals from certain drugs they were exposed to in the womb. One Phoenix-area nonprofit is offering their own solution to the problem.
A Phoenix-area nonprofit that helps babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome is in desperate need of nurses. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.Every 15 minutes, a baby is born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, which is caused by withdrawals from certain drugs they were exposed to in the womb.
"When a baby is going through that withdrawal process, it's very much the same - vomiting diarrhea, fevers, chills, inability to sleep," said Tara Sundem with Hushabye Nursery.When Sundem originally founded Hushabye Nursery, her goal was to make withdrawal easier for babies. "It's quite a thing to see a child going through withdrawal. A child…shaking and uncomfortable and in pain," said a volunteer."I realized I had to take it one hour at a time, one baby at a time, and decided that the reward was in having a crying baby and giving them just a few moments of comfort just knowing they have a moment in their day when they're not crying anymore, and maybe I helped with that," said the volunteer.