The newborn baby of a Brazilian couple stayed five days in a Cascais hospital on suspicion that his mother used cannabis, the report said. Newspaper.
The baby was born on August 10, as seen in a video posted to social media. InstagramThe couple reports that the next day, doctors demanded that the mother undergo a toxicology test for her use of cannabis before the pregnancy.
The results confirmed the absence of prohibited substances, however, on August 12, the TNG, accompanied by the CPKJ, demanded a new examination.
The CPCJ allowed the baby to be taken home to her parents on the 14th, but they will be monitored until February 2024.
The couple “said they plan to sue the hospital and the head of the pediatric department for allegedly calling the juvenile protection committee but lacking the financial resources to seek the help of a lawyer,” the wife said. JN.
A source at the hospital assured the newspaper that the situation was under the control of the competent authorities and that “the doctors acted in a perfectly reasonable, responsible and humane manner.”