Pay It Forward: UTMC Employee Helps Pregnant Women Find Diapers, Recovery Programs and More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At UT Medical Center, there's a program for pregnant women struggling with substance abuse. As the doctors and nurses...
Clothing and Hope
How could it be that 30-50 percent of the babies delivered in Nashville hospitals are born into poverty? I was flabbergasted to learn...
Tennessee Bill Would Prosecute Moms for Assault If Their Babies Are Born Drug-Dependent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that could be used to prosecute women for assault if they use illegal...
Tennessee Bill Would Charge Pregnant Women Using Drugs If Baby Born Addicted
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A Tennessee bill looks to prosecute pregnant women for assault if they use illegal drugs and the child is born addicted...
New Mothers Overcoming Addiction Face a World of Obstacles
Last June, Dajia Brown embarked on a dangerous phase of life — so dangerous that many in her situation do not survive. It started when...
Children Born with Neonatal Abstinence
TONIGHT on NBC Nightly News: Kate Snow reports on children whose mothers used opioids and were born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome --...