Kelantan: The Kelantan Health Department (JKNK) will continue to monitor the development of a baby girl who tested positive for drugs after birth to identify effects on her mental development, growth, and physical development.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, JKNK Deputy Health Director (Medical) Dr. Rohana Daud emphasized the importance of continuous monitoring to ensure any effects on the baby can be identified and appropriate action can be taken at an early stage. An examination using the Finnegan Score showed that the baby's score is now zero after receiving treatment.

Dr. Rohana shared that the baby's mother had taken tranquilizers, and the effects on the baby are unlikely to be prolonged. The baby only experienced withdrawal symptoms, she mentioned during an event at Universiti Sains Malaysia's (USM) House Officer Preparatory Course 2026 at USM Hospital, Kubang Kerian.

On August 12, the baby girl tested positive for amphetamine and benzodiazepines after undergoing a urine screening at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II. Following the screening, police detained the baby's 30-year-old mother to assist in investigations under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.