Massachusetts cps/dcf laws about marijuana use during pregnancy?

[chatima]

i need to know what their laws are in massachusetts. if you or baby test positive for ONLY thc does cps or dcf get involed? or is it only if there were more drugs used? & if you told you obgyn in the beginning of your pregnancy about marijuana used, are the doctors required to report that marijuana was used ?

[porter]

Massachusetts is one of six states to require health care providers to report prenatal drug exposure, and that includes marijuana. Reporting and testing results can be used in CPS proceedings. If you told your ob/gyn that you smoked weed while pregnant, it is likely you were reported. Will they test the baby? Probably, especially if there are complications during the birth and the baby exhibits any health problems. Will they take the baby from you? They probably can under the law, but if your baby is healthy, they may require you to go to rehab and do random testing in order to keep your parental rights. It is really hard to tell what might happen, so the best bet is to do what you have to in order to stop smoking marijuana so you can breast feed and be the best mom you can for your new baby. Doing that would also look good in the eyes of CPS.

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