Re: drug testing part of prenatal care?

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Jenn

At Fri, 30 Apr 1999, me wrote: >
>I am 17 weeks pregnant and a week after my last appointment my OB called
>to tell me I tested Positive for Marijuana.
>I didn't even know that she was going to drug test me. Is this envasion
>of privacy or a normal part of prenatal care these days?
>Everyone I asked that I knew smoked marijuana while they were pregnant
>were shocked that my doctor tested me.
>I know many, many women who all have had healthy,. normal babies that
>smoked while pregnant.
>My own mother smoked marijuana while she was pregnant with all 3 of her
>kids,. there is nothing wrong with us!
>My OB said that she was going to test me again at my next visit. If I
>test positive again, (I shouldn't becasue I have quit) what kind of
>action would she take? Would she recommend I go to rehab. or will
>D.H.S. be waiting to take my child when I deliver?
>Thanks for any response!
>
>--
>very scared,
>me
>

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