Cannabis use during pregnancy and its effect on the fetus, newborn and later childhood: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cannabis and its derivatives are becoming increasingly popular in women's preferences during pregnancy in order to relieve nausea. The present study examines cannabis use during pregnancy and its effects on the fetus, newborn and later childhood.

Methods

All primary studies were searched in the databases: PubMed, Scopus, Medline during the period June 2019 to August 2020. The keywords used were 'pregnancy', 'pregnant women', 'cannabis', 'marijuana', 'fetus', 'newborn', 'childhood', and combined with 'AND' and 'OR' Boolean operators. Inclusion criteria were: pregnant users of cannabis as the study group and pregnant non-users of cannabis as the control group; the articles could be in English or in Greek. The exclusion criteria were: unpublished studies, reviews,

SUBMITTER: Ainiti DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401888 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature