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Infants Born to Drug
Dependent Mothers
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Reviewed by Simon Rowley and Carl Kuschel |
| December 2000 |
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Few symptoms are specific for withdrawal but recurrent sneezing and yawning in infants should raise the possibility that the baby is withdrawing.
| Signs and Symptoms in Infants with Withdrawal Signs | % |
| Tremors | 95% |
| Irritability | 80% |
| Hypertonicity and Hyperactivity (e.g. frantic sucking of fists) |
80% |
| Vomiting | 75% |
| High-pitched cry | 70% |
| Sneezing | 65% |
| Respiratory Distress | 65% |
| Fever | 50% |
| Diarrhoea | 50% |
| Sweating | 50% |
| Convulsions | 2% |
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