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Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth

Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing policy as a result.

Feature • 04.02.2025

Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests

Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.

Feature • 12.11.2024

Drug Testing of Pregnant Patients Is Discriminatory, Lawsuit Claims

The Marshall Project recently investigated how faulty drug tests at hospitals lead to pregnant women being reported to authorities and at times separated from their children.

Closing Argument • 10.05.2024

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