Opioid withdrawal not lethal to fetus, if via medication taper

First of all, this story is not about Craig Towers, M.D., the charismatic Tennessee‐based OB‐GYN whose methods for detoxing pregnant women from opioids are not endorsed as standard of care by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It is, however, about debunking the myth that pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) must be maintained on agonist medication (methadone or buprenorphine). They don't need to be. They can be tapered instead.