Association between maternal prenatal cannabis use and missed child preventive care visits in an integrated health care delivery system in Northern California.

ABSTRACT: The periodicity of well-child visits recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the importance of continuity of care in health management. Exposure to cannabis in utero has been associated with adverse development, and adherence to well-child visits is critical for earlier detection and intervention. To assess whether maternal prenatal cannabis use was associated with missed well-child visits in the first three years after birth we conducted a longitudinal cohort study in Kaiser Permanente Northern California of pregnant individuals and their children born between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2018. Maternal prenatal cannabis use was defined as any self-reported cannabis use since becoming pregnant and/or a positive urine toxicology test for cannabis during pregnancy.

SUBMITTER: Avalos LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849893 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature