Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.

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Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.

You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.