Next headline "Reports of child abuse in Colorado have dropped by XX%." Right, Reports.. Because you no longer report it.
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From the post:
"Three years after Colorado stopped requiring doctors to report newborns who tested positive for drugs as possible child abuse victims, the number of families referred to child protective services for prenatal drug use is down 25% — but hospitals are still learning how best to support new mothers battling addiction.
Previously, if a child tested positive for a controlled substance at birth, the state considered it evidence of abuse. Hospitals weren’t required to test birthing parents or newborns, but many thought they were, or at least that it was a standard part of care, said Amber Johnson, a nurse midwife and director of quality improvement at the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative."
Next headline "Reports of child abuse in Colorado have dropped by XX%." Right, Reports.. Because you no longer report it.
Archive: https://archive.today/2WsFV
From the post:
"Three years after Colorado stopped requiring doctors to report newborns who tested positive for drugs as possible child abuse victims, the number of families referred to child protective services for prenatal drug use is down 25% — but hospitals are still learning how best to support new mothers battling addiction.
Previously, if a child tested positive for a controlled substance at birth, the state considered it evidence of abuse. Hospitals weren’t required to test birthing parents or newborns, but many thought they were, or at least that it was a standard part of care, said Amber Johnson, a nurse midwife and director of quality improvement at the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative."
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