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How Long Does Marijuana Take To Leave The Umbilical Cord?
Question: I had stopped smoking marjuanna 7weeks before I had my baby, now they're are saying that I am clean but they will be testing her umbilical cord for it.. How long does it take for the marjuanna to leave the babies umbilical cord because I'm scared that her urine will test neg, but the cord will test positive
Brief Answer:
The drug usually leave cord blood in 4 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic
I can understand your concern. Cord Blood and urine tests for drugs in new born are used commonly these days to find out drug use during pregnancy. These tests are rapid tests and are likely to come false negative with passage of time. Urine tests come positive for about a week of use. Blood tests come positive for a maximum of 4 weeks. You have used the drug about 7 weeks back so chances of the test to come positive are very unlikely. So no need to worry.
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The drug usually leave cord blood in 4 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic
I can understand your concern. Cord Blood and urine tests for drugs in new born are used commonly these days to find out drug use during pregnancy. These tests are rapid tests and are likely to come false negative with passage of time. Urine tests come positive for about a week of use. Blood tests come positive for a maximum of 4 weeks. You have used the drug about 7 weeks back so chances of the test to come positive are very unlikely. So no need to worry.
Thanks, Hope this helps you, if you have more doubts you can ask again
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