Little River woman used heroin days before delivering baby, report says

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A Little River woman is facing charges after being accused of doing drugs right before her baby was born.

Myrtle Beach police received a report of alleged abuse/neglect, learning that a baby’s mother tested positive for fentanyl, cocaine, nicotine and buprenorphine while pregnant, according to an arrest report.

Police also learned the baby’s mother, identified as 33-year-old Ashlie Mishoe, used heroin two to three days before delivery, the arrest report states.

Investigators said the toxicology report collected days before the baby’s Jan. 17 birth showed multiple drugs, including fentanyl and morphine, in the umbilical blood of the baby.

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A South Carolina Department of Social Services safety plan is in place, according to an incident report.

Mishoe is charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person.

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