Effects of Marijuana-on Pregnancy
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARIJUANA USE AND PREGNANCY? What are the possible health effects of marijuana use during pregnancy? We’ll see Marijuana use during pregnancy can be harmful to the health of your baby. The chemicals in marijuana (specifically, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC) pass through your system to your baby and can harm your developing baby. Research suggests that marijuana use during pregnancy can cause health problems in newborns, including low birth weight and abnormal neurological development. Marijuana inhalation can also be harmful to you and your baby. Secondhand smoke from marijuana contains many of the same toxic and carcinogenic chemicals found in tobacco smoke. 5 THC, the mind-altering or psychoactive compound in marijuana, can also be passed to babies through secondhand smoke. Can using marijuana during my pregnancy affect my baby’s development after birth? Although scientists are still learning about the effects of marijuana on the developing brain, studies s...