If you read the notes from the National Institute of Health that I linked below, they say they recommend women abstain during pregnancy.
“Within the literature there is an overall lack of good-quality research on cannabis use in pregnancy and postpartum. For obvious reasons, there are no randomized controlled trials on cannabis use in pregnancy.”
In all of the three major studies, the women used alcohol as well as cannabis. “pregnant women who use cannabis are more likely to be underweight, have less education, and have a lower household income, and are less likely to take folic acid, compared with nonusers.”
In 2019, 7% of pregnant women admitted to using cannabis within the last month. The actual number is probably higher.
“In utero exposure to cannabis has been associated with long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes that persist into young adulthood. Pregnant women should be counseled regarding these risks and encouraged to abstain from use.”
But without studies with control groups who don’t use alcohol and other drugs you could not conclude that the findings are caused by cannabis.
If 10% of pregnant women are using cannabis, some to treat nausea, and the CDC and NIH just recommend that pregnant women abstain, but don’t use stronger language or have scientific proof of harm, then I don’t think women should lose their freedom for cannabis use. People should have the right to choose. Having a mother live in jail or prison isn’t good for the fetus’s health. Fighting and poor nutrition and lack of access to health care will all effect the fetus.
Sad to see people advocating for jailing pregnant women because they used cannabis.
If you read the notes from the National Institute of Health that I linked below, they say they recommend women abstain during pregnancy.
“Within the literature there is an overall lack of good-quality research on cannabis use in pregnancy and postpartum. For obvious reasons, there are no randomized controlled trials on cannabis use in pregnancy.”
In all of the three major studies, the women used alcohol as well as cannabis. “pregnant women who use cannabis are more likely to be underweight, have less education, and have a lower household income, and are less likely to take folic acid, compared with nonusers.”
In 2019, 7% of pregnant women admitted to using cannabis within the last month. The actual number is probably higher.
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/pregnancy.html
NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7021337
“In utero exposure to cannabis has been associated with long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes that persist into young adulthood. Pregnant women should be counseled regarding these risks and encouraged to abstain from use.” But without studies with control groups who don’t use alcohol and other drugs you could not conclude that the findings are caused by cannabis.
If 10% of pregnant women are using cannabis, some to treat nausea, and the CDC and NIH just recommend that pregnant women abstain, but don’t use stronger language or have scientific proof of harm, then I don’t think women should lose their freedom for cannabis use. People should have the right to choose. Having a mother live in jail or prison isn’t good for the fetus’s health. Fighting and poor nutrition and lack of access to health care will all effect the fetus.
Sad to see people advocating for jailing pregnant women because they used cannabis.