A Monroe County mother who faced separation from her two children after being accused of using cocaine during her second pregnancy is suing the medical laboratory she says botched a drug test. Emily Donlin gave birth to her second child, Paul, in March 2023. Unbeknownst to her or husband Michael, Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines submitted a portion of her umbilical cord for drug testing, which came back positive for cocaine. That began a long chain of meetings and legal proceedings that ultimately resulted in a judge rejecting the state's request to put the couple's two children in foster care. Multiple subsequent tests and home assessments found no signs of drug use by Emily Donlin, and a court-appointed guardian found there were no safety concerns for the children in their household. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #DesMoines #Iowa #birth #CPS