Early Maternal Prenatal Cannabis Use and Child Developmental Delays.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Maternal prenatal cannabis use is associated with adverse neonatal health effects, yet little is known about its association with child developmental outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate associations between maternal prenatal cannabis use in early pregnancy and child early developmental delays.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included 119 976 children born to 106 240 unique individuals between January 2015 and December 2019 and followed up to aged 5.5 years or younger (through December 31, 2021) at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Individuals were screened for prenatal cannabis use via self-report and urine toxicology at entrance into prenatal care (approximately 8- to 10-weeks' gestation). Data were analyzed from February 2023 to March

SUBMITTER: Avalos LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581621 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature