Marijuana Use during Pregnancy

Vijaya Padma Kotapati, Sheryl S Veliz, Gulshan Begum, Sara Dar, Ramya Bachu, Archana Rao Adikey, Mansi R Shah and Afrah Talpur
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Vijaya Padma Kotapati: Manhattan Psychiatric center, USA
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

Global Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018, vol. 5, issue 5, 82-88

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.

Keywords: Journal of Addiction; Rehabilitation Medicine; Journal of Addiction & Rehabilitation Medicine; Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine; journal research on addiction; journal of physical therapy; rehabilitation impact factor; physical therapy rehabilitation articles; peer reviewed physical therapy journals; juniper publishers reivew; high impact journals in juniper publishers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/GJARM.2018.05.555672

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