Using marijuana while pregnant increases the risk of psychotic-like behaviors and sleep problems in children, a new study suggests.
Researchers found expecting mothers who smoked or vaped cannabis were more likely to have children who had anxiety, difficulty concentrating and experienced hallucinations compared to children not exposed in utero.
If the woman continued using pot after learning she was pregnant, the higher the risk of detrimental effects.
Cannabis use among pregnant women has become more common, doubling over the last two decades.
The team, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, says the findings confirm marijuana’s harmful effects on developing babies and advises that there are no safe levels when it comes to expecting mothers.
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis looked at nearly 11,500 children and found more than 600 whose mothers had used marijuana while pregnant (file image)
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