How long does heroin stay in your system if your pregnant?

If you are on heroin and are pregnant you are harming your baby. The baby is becoming addicted to the drug and will have problems. There could be brain damage and many other things wrong with your baby when it is born. Often heroin addicted mothers have premature and under weight babies. In some states the mother can be arrested for child abuse when it is discovered that the baby is addicted to heroin from the mother. This is child abuse pure and simple.