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Marijuana and Breastfeeding | 10/13/2020 | Pregnancy, Breastfeeding |
Updated information and brochure |
Maternal cannabis use in pregnancy | 08/10/2020 | Pregnancy |
Maternal cannabis use in pregnancy and child neurodevelopmental outcomes We link pregnancy and birth data to provincial health administrative databases to ascertain child neurodevelopmental outcomes. We use matching techniques to control for confounding and Cox proportional hazards regression models to examine associations between prenatal cannabis use and child neurodevelopment. Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Linked To Autism In Children: Study |
An Overview of Cannabis Use in Pregnancy | 01/16/2020 | Pregnancy |
Consumption of cannabis during pregnancy results in cannabinoid placental crossing and accumulation in the fetal brain, and other organs, where it interferes with neurodevelopment and the endocannabinoid system. Use during the postnatal period can also lead to secretion in breast milk for extended periods (up to a week) after last use. From retrospective studies, we know prenatal cannabis ingestion has been associated with anemia in the mothers as well as low birth weights, greater risk of preterm and stillbirths, as well as increased need for neonatal intensive care unit admissions. |
Surgeon general: Marijuana during pregnancy and adolescence is dangerous | 08/07/2019 | Pregnancy |
“No amount of marijuana use during pregnancy or adolescence is safe,” said Surgeon General Jerome Adams at a press conference. |
Cannabis use during pregnancy | 03/10/2019 | Pregnancy, PubMed |
Significant effects of prenatal cannabis exposure have been found on children's sleep, cognitive functions (memory and scholastic skills), as well as on executive (frontal lobe) functions (reasoning, attention, impulsivity, and motivation), and affective (depression) and anxiety symptoms throughout the stages of development. Following the presentation of two case vignettes, we integrate the published information on outcomes of maternal use of cannabis during pregnancy on the developing fetus and the "soft" neurological deficits and neuro-behavioral disturbances manifested by them from early childhood and evolving to peaks in adolescence. Taken together, these data serve to define what we call a heretofore unspecified "fetal cannabis spectrum disorder". |
Is smoking pot while pregnant safe for the baby | 02/14/2019 | NPR, Pregnancy |
Researchers say psychoactive compounds in marijuana easily cross the placenta, exposing the fetus to perhaps 10 percent of the THC — tetrahydrocannabinol — that the mother receives, and higher concentrations if the mom uses pot repeatedly. |
How Marijuana Exposure Affects Developing Babies’ Brains | 01/16/2019 | Pregnancy |
Large-scale, longitudinal studies of humans whose mothers smoked marijuana once or more per week and experimental work on rodents exposed to cannabinoids in utero have yielded remarkably consistent intellectual and behavioral correlates of fetal exposure to this drug. Some exposed individuals exhibit deficits in memory, cognition, and measures of sociability. These aberrations appear during infancy and persist through adulthood and are tied to changes in the expression of multiple gene families, as well as more global measures of brain responsiveness and plasticity. Researchers currently consider these perturbations to be mediated by changes to the endocannabinoid system caused by the active compounds in cannabis. |
Number of new heroin | 09/16/2018 | Pregnancy, heroin, McCance-Katz |
There was more alarming news. Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, and opioids by pregnant women increased significantly between 2015 and 2017. About 7 percent of pregnant women reported using marijuana. Three percent said they used it daily. McCance-Katz says marijuana use is linked to fetal growth problems, preterm births, stillbirths, hyperactivity and impaired cognition in newborns. |
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding | 09/08/2018 | Pregnancy, Breastfeeding |
The importance of the published findings and the emerging research regarding the potential negative effects of marijuana on brain development are a cause for concern despite the limited research and are the basis for the following recommendations:
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Is CBD Oil Harmful or Healing? What No One is Telling You | 09/04/2018 | hash oil, cbd oil, Pregnancy |
CBD oil may potentially interact in a negative way with anti-epilepsy drugs. As of now, only in vitro (test tube) observations exist with no living organism testing proving safety. Drugs that may interact include:
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Marijuana and Pregnancy | 08/01/2018 | DFAF, Pregnancy, Infographics |
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Opioid Use During Pregnancy | 07/16/2018 | opioid, Pregnancy, DFAF | |
Majority of Dispensary Workers Told Undercover Callers Pregnant Women Could Use Pot | 05/09/2018 | Pregnancy, Colorado |
Researchers had two women conduct "mystery caller" phone conversations with employees at 400 dispensaries across the state, telling them that they were eight weeks pregnant and suffering from morning sickness. During the majority of those calls, the employees recommended the women use cannabis products. |
Study shows prenatal cannabis use associated with low birth weights | 04/23/2018 | Pregnancy, study |
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Review of the public health risks of widespread cannabis use | 04/08/2018 | Pregnancy, car crashes, mental health, pediatrics, Long-term, Doctors, Research, second hand smoke, smoking |
1. Legalizing cannabis has been shown to increase the rates of motor vehicle accidents. |
Study shows link between maternal marijuana use and low birth weight | 05/01/2017 | Pregnancy |
In a new study, researchers in London, Ontario found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight than women who did not use marijuana. |
Marijuana and Pregnancy | 02/01/2017 | Pregnancy, 2017 Legislation, CDC |
Marijuana use during pregnancy can be harmful to your baby’s health. The chemicals in marijuana (in particular,tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) pass through your systemto your baby and can negatively affect your baby’s development. |
Learn more about the risks marijuana use poses to your health. | 01/29/2017 | Brain, heart, lungs, mental health, poisoning, Pregnancy, driving, CDC, stroke, Side-Effects |
Here are just a few of the health effects you may want to know:
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Marijuana and Opioid Conncection | 10/16/2016 | Colorado, Pregnancy, opioid, video |
![]() Connection between legalization of marijuana and increase opioid addiction. |
Alcohol and Pregnancy | 09/13/2016 | alcohol, Pregnancy |
Alcohol use during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities that last a lifetime. FASD is 100% preventable. |
Cannabis use during pregnancy may affect brain development in offspring: Thicker prefrontal cortex | 06/20/2016 | Pregnancy, Brain, science daily |
Summary: Cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with abnormal brain structure in children, according to a new study. Compared with unexposed children, those who were prenatally exposed to cannabis had a thicker prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in complex cognition, decision-making, and working memory. |
Study shows marijuana users twice as likely to give birth prematurely | 05/08/2016 | Pregnancy, Studies |
For the researchers of the study, the results present a “a major public health concern” as a number of pregnant women would report taking marijuana to alleviate morning sickness or nausea – without knowing of the adverse side-effects. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890623816300715# Highlights
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Cannabis During Pregnancy Impairs Baby's Brain Development | 11/08/2015 | Pregnancy |
Children whose mothers use marijuana during pregnancy have a higher risk of stunted growth and of developing ADHD, anxiety, and depression later in life. |
Marijuana exposure in utero has lifelong consequences | 10/19/2015 | Utero, Pregnancy |
But at a bare minimum, these findings suggest we should be avoiding recreational cannabis use during pregnancy. |
Mother's and marijuana use | 10/01/2015 | NIDA, Pregnancy, vidoe, Dr. Genna, Dr. Natacha, interview |
My main finding is that it's primarily women who were younger when they become mothers who do continue to use marijuana overtime. Also women who are depressed over longer periods of time, women who smoke, women who use more than the recommended amount of alcohol are more likely to continue to use marijuana while pregnant as well as when they're raising their children. So the take-home messages is to ask women about marijuana use. We know that marijuana use is considered more and more acceptable by women and that they may continue to use while they are pregnant and while they are having children. |
Public Policy Statement on Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Legalization | 09/21/2015 | Research, legalization, asam, Long-term, Pregnancy, adolescent, youth, cigarettes |
Given these statistics.... is legalization worth the consequences.... |
ASAM Public Policy Statement on Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Legalization | 09/21/2015 | Pregnancy, addiction, cigarettes, edibles, Research, Studies |
Number Using Opioids and Marijuana on the Rise Chart: Colorado among states with growing heroin, prescription drug abuse problem
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Marijuana- Newborns and Pregnancy | 07/17/2015 | Infographics, Pregnancy | |
ACOG: Doctors Should Urge Against Prenatal Marijuana Use | 06/25/2015 | Pregnancy, Doctors, Research |
Studies show that children exposed to marijuana in utero have lower scores on tests of visual problem-solving, visual and motor coordination, and visual analysis, compared with children not exposed to the drug, the report states. Prenatal marijuana exposure also has been associated with decreased attention span and behavioral problems. The nervous system of a human fetus can respond to the chemicals in marijuana within 14 weeks of gestation, and studies have shown that 14-year-olds are more likely to be marijuana users if their mothers used the drug during pregnancy. |
Fox News doctor: ‘Crack babies’ come from women ‘smoking this whole marijuana business’ | 03/01/2015 | Pregnancy, baby, youth, addiction, news video clip, news article | |
Colorado’s ‘Pot Pregnancies’ Birthing New Generation of Crack Babies | 02/24/2015 | Colorado-0, Pregnancy, baby | |
Marijuana report says pot dangerous for pregnant woman and baby | 02/10/2015 | Pregnancy |
"We found moderate evidence that maternal use of marijuana during pregnancy is associated with negative effects on exposed offspring, including decreased academic ability, cognitive function and attention. Importantly, these effects may not appear until adolescence. |
Medical Marijuana: The State of the Science | 02/03/2015 | Potency, Studies, lungs, cigarettes, Pregnancy |
State of the Science 190 resources |
It's not your mother's marijuana: effects on maternal-fetal health and the developing child. | 01/30/2015 | Effects, Pregnancy, PubMed |
#no2Pot |
Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana in Colorado: 2014 | 01/15/2015 | Colorado, health, Pregnancy, youth, Report, Statistical Reports |
Changes in Marijuana Use Patterns, Systematic Literature Review, and Possible Marijuana-Related Health Effects |
Neuronal substrates and functional consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure | 10/23/2014 | Pregnancy |
Therefore, disrupted temporal and/or spatial precision of cannabinoid receptor activation, especially due to in utero cannabis exposure, can destabilize finely tuned signalling networks resulting in altered brain circuit formation and sensitivity to secondary insults. |
Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy. | 08/01/2014 | Pregnancy, Research | |
Marijuana- 2014 Dr. Madras Presentation | 07/01/2014 | madras, opioid, Pregnancy, youth, powerpoint, Brain | |
Cannabis During Pregnancy Impairs Baby's Brain Development | 01/28/2014 | Pregnancy, Research | |
Miswiring the brain | 01/27/2014 | Brain, Pregnancy |
cannabis use during pregnancy can increase the risk for ill‐behaviors (Goldschmidt et al, 2004; Day et al, 2011 |
Parental THC Exposure Leads to Compulsive Heroin-Seeking and Altered Striatal Synaptic Plasticity in the Subsequent Generation. | 01/02/2014 | Studies, THC, Pregnancy, Consequences |
Recent attention has been focused on the long-term impact of cannabis exposure, for which experimental animal studies have validated causal relationships between neurobiological and behavioral alterations during the individual's lifetime. |
Your Baby on Drugs | 07/16/2013 | Pregnancy |
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Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and Breastfeeding Infants. | 09/18/2012 | Pregnancy, Research | |
Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and Breastfeeding Infants. | 09/18/2012 | Pregnancy |
Cannabis has enormous affinity for milk and produces a milk/plasma ratio of 8, although the levels in milk are generally considered subclinical. THC crosses the placenta readily, and there is increasing evidence that it may increase rates of growth retardation and adverse neurodevelopment following prenatal exposure. |
Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy. | 02/28/2012 | Pregnancy |
Records for 24,874 women: The results of this study show that the use of cannabis in pregnancy is associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes. Prevention programs that address cannabis use during pregnancy are needed. |