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Will Drug Screen On Baby On Birth Detect Abusal Of Drugs By Mother?
my sister is about to have a baby (like just got admitted today) and I know for a fact that she abusing prescribed medications along with something called opanas. she also abuses her sleeping medications just to get a high. will the hospital automatically do a drug screen on the baby when its born or should i intervene?
Thu, 11 Sep 2014
hello,
dont get into wrong conclusions.
they will not do any tests on the baby.
all tests will be done using mothers blood itself.
dont force them
dont get into wrong conclusions.
they will not do any tests on the baby.
all tests will be done using mothers blood itself.
dont force them
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