Yet another study shows marijuana use during pregnancy poses a serious risk for unborn children.
In a study published earlier this month, researchers at University of Utah reviewed data from more than 9,000 pregnant women across the U.S.
Their findings show marijuana exposure during pregnancy is associated with a host of unhealthy outcomes — especially low birth weight for newborns. Researchers also found that higher marijuana exposure is associated with higher risks.
Marijuana use raised a woman’s risk of experiencing an unhealthy pregnancy outcome nearly 49% — from 17 in 100 to nearly 26 in 100.
The study goes to show once again just how important it was that Arkansans rejected marijuana at the ballot box in 2022.
Researchers have found over and over that marijuana use is harmful — especially for pregnant women and unborn children.
Earlier this year researchers from Oregon Health & Science University published a showing that consuming THC during pregnancy could affect an unborn child’s development.
A 2023 study found marijuana use during pregnancy could decrease a newborn’s birthweight by approximately one-third of a pound — which is a significant amount for a baby.
A 2021 study out of California found infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth if their mother used marijuana heavily, and that infants were more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and be small for their gestational age.
The list goes on and one.
All of this underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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