The judge sent her to jail for five days for failing the drug test. Six years before her arrest, Etowah County officials had embarked on an unprecedented crackdown on pregnant drug users.

In 2013, leaders in Etowah County said they would prosecute women who use drugs during pregnancy. But a string of controversial cases has raised questions about its approach.

Drug-using mothers often give birth to ... Babies born to mothers who smoke crack cocaine during pregnancy -- so-called ''crack babies'' -- usually have their own set of physical and mental ...

Pregnant women who use drugs often delay prenatal care or avoid ... is a mother of three who has been in recovery from crack cocaine since 2007. Dr. Poland also connected her with Arbor Circle ...

A SCOTS midwife took laughing gas meant for pregnant women  while looking after high-risk patients. Mariedh King was caught by her boss inhaling nitrous oxide – also known as ...

Prostitutes, some of them pregnant, sell their bodies for a couple of rocks of crack or a few reals, the equivalent of less than $5. Dozens of people ingest the drug in open view. No one pays much ...

A pregnant mum who developed a drug addiction during her time as a sex ... I take heroin and crack, I’ve been addicted for years – 26 years. “I got involved with bad people, prostitutes ...

A pregnant woman who hid her abusive boyfriend's stash of heroin and crack cocaine in her vagina has escaped jail. Brooke Morgan said she agreed to conceal Ryan Leonard's drugs after she had been ...

Substance use among pregnant women continues to be a major public health concern, posing potential risk to their drug-exposed children as well as burdens on society. This review is intended to ...

Soon after, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified health care providers that DES should not be prescribed to pregnant women. The drug continued to be prescribed to pregnant women in ...