The national epidemic in opioid exposed infants in the U.S. has shined the spotlight on services for these infants. Follow-up clinics for opioid exposed infants are rare and the long-term outcome of these infants is virtually unknown. At Women and Infants Hospital, the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk has established the Family Care Follow-up Clinic which provides services and evaluation of all infants with opiate exposure during pregnancy from hospital discharge into childhood. We serve graduates from the Family Care Unit at Women & Infants Hospital and infants born at other hospitals across the region.

Our mission is to support optimal growth, development, and behavior for all children, and to provide support services for families, including individual and family therapy. Follow-up will include medical, developmental and psychosocial follow-up to monitor both concerns and responses to treatments. This clinic not only provides services for these patients but also enable us to study their development.