Maternal persistent marijuana use and cigarette smoking are independently associated with shorter gestational age.

Nobutoshi NawaHenri M Garrison-DesanyYoona KimYuelong JiXiumei HongGuoying WangColleen PearsonBarry S ZuckermanXiaobin WangPamela J Surkan

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

In this high-risk US population, maternal marijuana use and cigarette smoking during pregnancy were independently associated with shorter gestational age. When we examined the effects on preterm birth subtypes, the elevated risk was only observed with spontaneous preterm birth.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
body mass index
preterm infants