By Bill Galluccio
Apr 23, 2021
The results of a massive study detailed the potential health risks associated with using marijuana during pregnancy. Researchers combed through the health records of five million California women who gave birth between 2001 and 2012 and found more than 20,000 women who received a delivery discharge diagnosis of cannabis use disorder.
The study found that infants born to women who had a cannabis use disorder were more likely to be born prematurely or with a low birth rate. They also found that those infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth than control group infants.
The researchers and said they need to conduct more detailed studies on the issues and cautioned women against using marijuana while pregnant.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorder are more likely to experience negative health outcomes than those without the disorder, according to findings published Thursday by UC San Diego researchers.
Researchers from UCSD’s Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science examined nearly five million live births that occurred in California between the years 2001 and 2012, during which diagnoses of cannabis use disorder rose.
Cannabis use disorder is defined as continued cannabis use despite consequent, clinically significant impairments. Not all people who use marijuana meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder, though the study’s authors stated the actual incidence of cannabis use disorder is likely higher than reported numbers.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 23, 2021
The results of a massive study detailed the potential health risks associated with using marijuana during pregnancy. Researchers combed through the health records of five million California women who gave birth between 2001 and 2012 and found more than 20,000 women who received a delivery discharge diagnosis of cannabis use disorder.
The study found that infants born to women who had a cannabis use disorder were more likely to be born prematurely or with a low birth rate. They also found that those infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth than control group infants.
The researchers and said they need to conduct more detailed studies on the issues and cautioned women against using marijuana while pregnant.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 23, 2021
The results of a massive study detailed the potential health risks associated with using marijuana during pregnancy. Researchers combed through the health records of five million California women who gave birth between 2001 and 2012 and found more than 20,000 women who received a delivery discharge diagnosis of cannabis use disorder.
The study found that infants born to women who had a cannabis use disorder were more likely to be born prematurely or with a low birth rate. They also found that those infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth than control group infants.
The researchers and said they need to conduct more detailed studies on the issues and cautioned women against using marijuana while pregnant.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 23, 2021
The results of a massive study detailed the potential health risks associated with using marijuana during pregnancy. Researchers combed through the health records of five million California women who gave birth between 2001 and 2012 and found more than 20,000 women who received a delivery discharge diagnosis of cannabis use disorder.
The study found that infants born to women who had a cannabis use disorder were more likely to be born prematurely or with a low birth rate. They also found that those infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth than control group infants.
The researchers and said they need to conduct more detailed studies on the issues and cautioned women against using marijuana while pregnant.