Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2821358?&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9qW8pLu_PVtBk28Bob6e8czhFMuv2POgdHOgo_6mOwixp8posf6aJbNJyEUWzVaLxjO3gHVMrOvDjLhuHynkULrR3TUg&_hsmi=317055438&utm_content=317055438&utm_source=hs_email The health risks of smoking weed while pregnant As more and more states legalize marijuana, use among pregnant people continues to grow. National guidelines already recommend that pregnant people don’t use cannabis, due to evidence that it’s associated with increases in poor outcomes for the baby, including lower birth weight, preterm birth, and admission to a neonatal ICU. But there’s barely been any research focused on how maternal health is impacted by using cannabis during pregnancy. A study published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine begins to fill that gap. Analyzing over 316,000 pregnancies within a large northern California health system, researchers found that using cannabis during early pregnancy was associated with a greater risk of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and weight gain outside of guidelines. It was also associated with a lower risk of gestational diabetes. The results indicate the complexity of the issue and the need for more research, the authors write. https://www.statnews.com/2019/12/23/pregnant-women-providers-how-to-talk-marijuana/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8C-_3VpGS_wR2yM4NwKETAxr1dHSBqH_ocYlzcKtSxpZPigPVuyNVrjms36sYaNHcmzQXgvjn6pTON_2lSQvJpdFqBLg&_hsmi=317055438&utm_content=317055438&utm_source=hs_email