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The NYC hospital charges $36,000 for the birth, but you get a free Chanel gift

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The NYC hospital charges $36,000 for the birth, but you get a free Chanel gift

A luxury spoon helps the medicine go down. An expensive NYC hospital that reportedly charges multiples of the going rate for births in the US is raising eyebrows over the lavish postpartum practice of giving away Chanel gift bags to lucky moms. Past guests of New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at … Read more

Fentanyl exposure in utero causes birth defects in newborns, doctors warn

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Fentanyl exposure in utero causes birth defects in newborns, doctors warn

Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl abuse as a possible new cause. Recently, at least 30 babies across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News reported Friday — a rare condition caused by mothers using the street drug during pregnancy. “I have identified 20 … Read more