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Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review by UBC [(The University of British Columbia)] researchers.
In some cases, women perceived a lack of communication from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an indication that the drug is safe to use during pregnancy.
The findings are outlined in a new review, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, in which UBC researchers sought to identify the latest evidence on women's perspectives on the health aspects of cannabis use during pregnancy and post-partum and whether their perceptions influence decision-making about using the drug.
"Our research suggests that, over the past decade, more women seem to be using cannabis during pregnancy than ever before, even though evidence of its safety is limited and conflicting," said lead author Hamideh Bayrampour, assistant professor in the UBC department of family practice and affiliate investigator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. "As many jurisdictions around the world, including Canada, legalize cannabis, it's becoming increasingly important for public health officials to understand perceptions of cannabis use and to increase awareness of the health concerns around its use, especially for pregnant women."
Journal Reference:
Hamideh Bayrampour, Mike Zahradnik, Sarka Lisonkova, Patti Janssen. Women's perspectives about cannabis use during pregnancy and the postpartum period: An integrative review. Preventive Medicine, 2019; 119: 17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.12.002
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(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday January 24 2019, @07:03PM (3 children)
You'd be surprised. Some people smoke pot like some people smoke cigarettes.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 25 2019, @05:50AM (1 child)
I've saturated as much as Chong. You get high, then if you smoke more... nothing happens. After a while I just gave it up for a rainy day WITHOUT chasing the dragon by going to harder drugs. All that bullshit from righteous nutjobs that weed leads to LSD or whatever is just methane fumes spewing out their ass with no proof. It's the same nutjobs that think an unprotected border is a good thing.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 25 2019, @02:30PM
Racist! Stopping people at your countries' border is just pure racism! Jesus said so!
(Score: 2) by Entropy on Friday January 25 2019, @07:10PM
Some people eat airplanes.(really, google it) This doesn't mean that the average use case is anywhere
near the average use case for cigarettes. Cigarettes are really a pretty lame drug you have to do it all the time,
it kills you, and it doesn't mess you up enough that you can't drive.