A new mum who breakfasted on a poppy seed bagel in the USA the morning before she delivered her baby has been battling with authorities, after a drug test taken on admission to hospital came back positive for opioids.
New Jersey-based Caitlyn Ricci took to social media to explain her plight and issue a warning to other expectant mothers.
She said she arrived at the hospital at 39 weeks to be induced, and was asked to give a urine sample.
"They drug test you in New Jersey at hospitals, which is not a big deal, I wasn't worried about it," she said.
However "they came back and told me my drug test is positive for opioids. Opioids! I was like, 'No, definitely not. Did you mix my sample up? I'm very confused'."
The nurse mentioned poppy seeds, at which point she and her husband realised they had eaten bagels earlier that day.
She subsequently delivered her new son after a long labour and eventually an emergency Caesarean, and the baby was tested for opioids too.
"So his test comes back negative, we think everything is fine," Ricci said.
"No, apparently now it needs to be reported to the state, like literally child protective services this needs to be reported to."
That ended up with an in-hospital interview, in turn requiring a check of her home and another drug test four days after the baby was born.
She urged midwives and obstetricians to tell pregnant women to avoid poppy seeds during their last trimester.
"I don't think anyone should have to go through some of the things I went through.
"I would have skipped the bagel had I known this was going to happen," she said.
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