Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study.

Prosper Senyo KotoVictoria M AllenJohn FaheyStefan Kuhle

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2022)

Reported cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with early postnatal complications and reduced fetal growth, even after taking into account a range of confounding factors. Rates of reported cannabis use during pregnancy increased over the past 5 years in Nova Scotia with no apparent additional effect of legalisation.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
risk factors
pregnant women
gestational age
diffusion weighted imaging
body mass index
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
weight loss