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Marijuana Use during Pregnancy

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  • Vijaya Padma Kotapati

    (Manhattan Psychiatric center, USA)

  • Sheryl S Veliz
  • Gulshan Begum

    (Jamaica Medical Center, USA)

  • Sara Dar

    (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA)

  • Ramya Bachu

    (Northwell Zucker Hillside Hospital, USA)

  • Archana Rao Adikey

    (Yale School of Medicine, USA)

  • Mansi R Shah

    (Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, USA)

  • Afrah Talpur

    (Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, USA)

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a considerable rise in the prevalence of marijuana use during pregnancy in the United States. Our study aimed to thoroughly review the current prenatal and postnatal studies and to evaluate the harmful effects of cannabis use during pregnancy. Our literature review has demonstrated that the use of cannabis can have various detrimental effects on development, effects that show up at various developmental stages, including the prenatal, newborn, and adolescent stages. Serious prenatal impacts include poor birth weight, anemia, and other long-term impacts such as poor neurocognitive development. Adolescents whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy have been reported to suffer from decreased attention, increased hyperactivity and impulsivity, and the earlier onset of substance use. Cannabis use during pregnancy is of great concern, and further research is needed to understand and prevent the harmful prenatal and postnatal effects of cannabis.

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  • Vijaya Padma Kotapati & Sheryl S Veliz & Gulshan Begum & Sara Dar & Ramya Bachu & Archana Rao Adikey & Mansi R Shah & Afrah Talpur, 2018. "Marijuana Use during Pregnancy," Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 5(5), pages 82-88, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjarm:v:5:y:2018:i:5:p:82-88
    DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2018.05.555672
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