An epidemiological, developmental and clinical overview of cannabis use during pregnancy

Preventive Medicine
Hanan El MarrounYukiko Washio

Abstract

The objective of the current narrative literature review is to provide an epidemiological, developmental and clinical overview on cannabis use during pregnancy. Cannabis use in pregnancy poses major health concerns for pregnant mothers and their developing children. Although studies on the short- and long-term consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure are increasing, findings have been inconsistent or difficult to interpret due to methodological issues. Thus, consolidating these findings into clinical recommendations based on the mixed studies in the literature remains a challenge. Synthesizing the available observational studies is also difficult, because some of the published studies have substantial methodological weaknesses. Improving observational studies will be an important step toward understanding the extent to which prenatal exposure to cannabis influences neurodevelopment in the offspring. Therefore, further research on prenatal cannabis exposure and the long-term consequences to offspring health in representative samples are needed to guide and improve clinical care for pregnant women and their children. Future research should also investigate the role of policies on prenatal cannabis use.

Citations

Aug 31, 2019·Journal of Neuroendocrinology·Alexis L FranksDonald B DeFranco
Jul 4, 2019·Therapeutic Drug Monitoring·Jeremy CarlierFrancesco P Busardò
Jun 9, 2020·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·Gilbert I Martin
Mar 21, 2020·Therapeutic Drug Monitoring·Jeremy CarlierFrancesco P Busardò
Aug 10, 2020·Birth Defects Research·Kimberly S GrantChristina D Chambers
Oct 18, 2019·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience·Daniel John AraujoKaoru Saijo
Jan 20, 2021·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·Rebecca PollackMassrour Pourcyrous
Aug 7, 2021·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Chelsea K PikeAlan J Budney
Oct 12, 2020·European Addiction Research·Roman GabrhelíkSvetlana Skurtveit
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