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Breastfed Babies Likely Exposed to THC When Mom Used Weed in Pregnancy

email article Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) persisted for weeks in breast milk when mothers used marijuana during pregnancy, even after successfully abstaining, researchers found. Among 12 women who used during pregnancy and then stopped after delivery, everyone showed detectable levels of THC in their breast milk lasting 6 weeks, with median concentration during the first week postpartum of 3.2 ng/mL (interquartile range 1.2-6.8, maximum 26.14), reported Erica Wymore, MD, MPH, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, and colleagues in a With samples taken two to five times weekly, median levels of THC were 5.5 ng/mL at postpartum week 2, then declined over 6 weeks. At that point, the median was 1.9 ng/mL and was detectable in all participants.

Pump and dump no longer: New research reveals marijuana stays in breast milk for weeks

New research shows marijuana THC stays in breast milk for six weeks

In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children s Hospital Colorado (Children s Colorado) have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, further supporting the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine to abstain from marijuana use during pregnancy and while a mother is breastfeeding.

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