First Lady Melania Trump Visits Cuddling Program for Babies Born on Drugs

Melania Trump is visiting a Boston hospital’s cuddling program that aims to help infants born dependent on drugs or alcohol.

First Lady Melania Trump (L) walks with pediatrician Eileen Costello, front right, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, behind center left, during a visit to Boston Medical Center, in Boston, on Nov. 6, 2019. Steven Senne/AP Photo

BOSTON—First lady Melania Trump visited a Boston hospital Wednesday that uses cuddling to help infants born dependent on drugs or alcohol.

The first lady met with caregivers and administrators at Boston Medical Center and told them she’s “very focused” on their pioneering work with babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome.