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Health Effects of Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding - Coggle…
Health Effects of Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Cannabis use in Pregnancy
Negative Health Effects
Low birth weight (Badowski et al, 2020)
In-utero exposure linked to tremors, startles, reduce habituation to light (Badowski et al, 2020)
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) (Badowski et al, 2020)
Prenatal brain and neural development adverse effects (e.g cognition and memory) (Porath et al, 2018)
Preterm delivery (Carsley et al, 2020)
Impairments
Social difficulties (Badowski et al, 2020)
Impaired control (Badowski et al, 2020)
Risky use; often combined with alcohol, tobacco (Carsley et al, 2018)
Withdrawals (Badowski et al , 2020)
Therapeutic Benefits
Nausea (Badowski et al, 2020)
Vomiting (Badowski et al, 2020)
Labour pains (Vastis et al, 2020)
Socio-economic factors
Most prevalent cannabis use rates in adolescents and young adults primarily 18-25 years (Carsley et al, 2018)
Unmarried, no social supports (Carsley et al, 2020)
Low-income (Carsley et al, 2018)
Cannabis use in Breastfeeding
Impairments
May compromise a mother's ability to recognize cues for hunger, comfort, playing and learning (Porath et al, 2018)
May compromise mother-infant bonding (Porath et al, 2018)
Socio-economic factors
Low-income (Carsley et al, 2018)
Unmarried, no social support, low education rates (Carsley et al 2018)
Predominanly low-income, habitual cannabis users (Carsley et al, 2018)
Negative Health Effects
Absorbed, metabolized and excreted by infants (Porath et al, 2018)
Long-lasting effects on brain development due to ingesting THC or second-hand smoke (Porath et al, 2018)
THC is secreted into breastmilk (Porath et al, 2018)
Therapeutic Benefits
Post-delivery pain management
Postpartum stress