Even less frequent cannabis use during pregnancy may impact fetal growth significantly: Study
Written By : Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-05-17 03:45 GMT | Update On 2023-05-17 03:45 GMT
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As more people use cannabis for recreational purposes, attitudes towards the drug have changed. For example, research has shown that dispensaries often recommend cannabis - also referred to as marijuana - to pregnant women to ease pregnancy symptoms, especially morning sickness.
“We show that even when marijuana use occurred only in the first trimester of pregnancy, birth weight was significant reduced, by more than 150g on average,” said Dr Beth Bailey, a senior author of the study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics. “If that use continued into the second trimester, newborn head circumference was significantly decreased as well.”
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