Cannabis use during pregnancy: is it safe?

[nicholas]

Thorough overview of the meager science that is out there on the issue:

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Is it Safe?

Obviously avoiding all drug use during pregnancy is optimal, but for women with severe nausea, is it better to take a prescription medication or use something like cannabis to treat it?

[Hunter]

Related research:

Effects of Cannabis on the Adolescent Brain

https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/full/10.2217/fnl.11.27

Available data linking prenatal cannabis exposure to congenital anomalies or preterm delivery are weak. While fetal alcohol syndrome-like features in prenatally cannabis-exposed newborns have been reported [37], a number of other studies have failed to replicate this finding [38–40]. Nevertheless, prenatal cannabis exposure has been found to be associated with fetal growth restriction [41,42], and learning disabilities and memory impairment in the exposed offspring [43–45].

I’d say that it’s probably wisest to wait until there’s more research available on the subject. There’s evidence that exposure in younger minds can cause developmental delays, but there’s also some conflicting evidence and the possibility of complicating factors in studies.

This is one of those areas of science where there is no consensus, and the safest option is to wait until researchers can untangle it before claiming definitively in one direction or another.

[Taima]

I’d rather pregnant mamas use cannabis instead subutex or suboxone. Those babies still withdraw the same way and often require morphine to help them get through the withdrawal phase after birth. 4 out 10 babies born at the hospital where I work are addicted to opioids. It sucks.