ELI5- When a mother is pregnant and is given drugs in hospital before giving birth to reduce pain etc, do the drugs have an affect on the baby? (However minor it may be)

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ELI5- When a mother is pregnant and is given drugs in hospital before giving birth to reduce pain etc, do the drugs have an affect on the baby? (However minor it may be)

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Answer 1

Yes. The drugs given during labor can and do cross the placenta. Hospitals keep narcan handy in case the newborn baby is overdosing on opioids.