Addicted babies upset social service system
Kansas social workers warn cocaine addicted newborns will stress the state’s fragile social services. Hospitals report up to ten such births monthly in Wichita while mothers hide drug use, fearing removal of babies. Experts note risks of premature delivery, developmental problems, and potential long term mental health impacts, with data scarce and funding slow to arrive.
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Wichita
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Linda Buller
St. Francis Hospital
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University of Missouri At Kansas City Medical Center
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Russell Nelson
HCA Wesley Medical Center
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Baltic hopes rise as Poland charting reforms near
Baltic residents watch Poland's Solidarity led reforms with optimism as a mass Baltic human chain marks 50 years since the Nazi Soviet pact. A Vilnius poster calls Lithuanians and Poles to unite against Soviet style communism while leaders cite Solidarity as a model for democratic change amid Kremlin cautions and fears of Soviet intervention.
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Estonia
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
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