Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Leads to Certain Physical Features in Babies

A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies. This report, published in Genetics in Medicine Open, has suggested that these cases indicate the emergence of a new syndrome caused by this situation.

This study began last year when a group of clinicians and a genetic counselor observed common facial features and physical characteristics in several babies who had been referred to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware by local intensive care units, or brought into the hospital due to…