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I just found out that i'm pregnant and i'm already at 8 months. since i found out i'm pregnant i have stopped using meth but prior to knowing this i was smoking it. will it show up in my baby at the time of birth if they drug test my newborn?

Q: i just found out that i'm pregnant and i'm already at 8 months. since i found out i'm pregnant i have stopped using meth but prior to knowing this i was smoking it. will it show up in my baby at the time of birth if they drug test my newborn?

: Testing for drug exposure is not an automatic part of the evaluation at delivery. That said, if I have reason to suspect it, state law may require testing. If I look, I can find evidence of drug exposure in a newborn as far back as the 12th week of pregnancy.

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Testing for drug exposure is not an automatic part of the evaluation at delivery. That said, if I have reason to suspect it, state law may require testing. If I look, I can find evidence of drug exposure in a newborn as far back as the 12th week of pregnancy.

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Answered 12/6/2022

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A member asked:

I just found out that i'm pregnant and i'm already at 8 months. since i found out i'm pregnant i have stopped using meth but prior to knowing this i was smoking it. will it show up in my baby at the time of birth if they drug test my newborn?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Kuitems and 4 doctors agreed

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