Thousands of mothers were flagged to police over flawed drug tests at childbirth

 Thousands of mothers were flagged to police over flawed drug tests at childbirth

The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that’s a significant undercount.

Ayanna Harris-Rashid was sitting up in bed, her newborn son latched to her breast, one hand scrolling on her phone, when the police called. She was wanted on a felony charge of child neglect.
Harris…