Author Interviews, Cannabis, JAMA, Mental Health Research, OBGYNE / 28.03.2019
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Psychosis in Offspring
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Jeremy Fine
B.A. in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology
Washington University in St. Louis, Class of 201
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Alongside increasingly permissive marijuana use attitudes and laws, the prevalence of marijuana use among pregnant mothers has increased substantially (by 75% between 2002 and 2016), with some evidence that pregnant women may be using cannabis to combat pregnancy-related nausea.
Our data came from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, which included over 4,000 subjects with data on maternal marijuana use during pregnancy.
Our main finding was that the children of mothers who used marijuana after learning they were pregnant had a small but significant increase in risk for psychosis in their future.
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