Two N.J. women who ate poppy seed bagels while pregnant allege they were drug tested without consent at the hospitals where they gave birth, and later tested positive for opiates — leading to 'one of the most traumatic experiences of her life,' one said.
Kate L. is one of two New Jersey women who filed complaints earlier this month against the hospitals where they gave birth last year. Both allege that medical professionals drug tested them without their knowledge and that when those tests came back positive for opiates — the result of having eaten bagels topped with poppy seeds — a chain of events was set in motion that tarnished what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of their lives.
Meanwhile, she developed the hankering for everything bagels, which contain poppy seeds, the complaint states. Famously, eating poppy seeds can lead to urine samples that test positive for opiates — last month, even the Department of Defense warned service members to avoid eating them for that reason.But Kate was unaware of the phenomenon, according to her complaint. After eating the bagel on the way to her appointment Sept.
But late Sept. 24, a doctor and two nurses allegedly told the couple that, while their baby was doing well, they weren’t sure if she could be discharged because of Kate’s positive drug test. It was the first time any medical professional had mentioned it, the complaint states.The baby girl never showed signs of opiate withdrawal, and her drug tests came back negative, according to the complaint.
Instead of going home with their newborn Sept. 25, Kate and her husband were interviewed separately by state officials, according to the complaint. Kate agreed to submit to a new drug test, which came back negative. However, “without providing any medical justification,” staff would not release the newborn, according to the couple’s complaint. So, over the next several days, Kate and Jesse visited her crib in the NICU.A month later and some 85 miles away, the other mother represented by the ACLU, Kaitlin K., allegedly went through a similar experience at Voorhees Virtua Hospital in Voorhees Township.On Oct.
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