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Marijuana use in pregnancy is major risk for pre-term birth

For the first time, science has shown a direct link between continued marijuana use during pregnancy and pre-term birth. The results show that once all other major risk factors have been accounted for, continued marijuana use through to 20 weeks' gestation is independently associated with a five-fold increase in the risk of pre-term birth. Ref. Source 6p.

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With worrisome animal research, more focus needed on effects of cannabis on human development

In this new era of legalized marijuana, far too little research has been conducted on the effect of cannabis on the development of human embryos, say researchers who scoured medical literature on the topic and found what they say is worrisome animal research. Ref. Source 5m.

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Maternal marijuana use linked to low birth weight

Researchers found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight. It is the first large-scale study in Canada to show this association between maternal marijuana use and low birth weight infants. Ref. Source 2t.

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So it is pretty much the same as if you smoke cigarettes. You have a good chance of a child who is underweight and more likely to have complications that low birth weight seems to have.

Pregnancy and Marijuana

Yeah, drugs while pregnant are a bad idea. And that includes drugs like alcohol and tobacco too.

Marijuana & Pregnancy

Yeah you would think that women would know this and do all they can to stay off the drugs. But I always see women drinking or smoking. I just have to shake my head and walk away because many do not care that they are pregnant they are still going to go out and have their fun.

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Yeah, but it's easy for us to say that… we don't have to worry about carrying a baby for nine months and being an angel during that time.

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Some pregnant women don't believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus. Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review. Source 5u.