Association between maternal cannabis use and birth outcomes: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As cannabis consumption is increasing globally, including among pregnant women, there is a critical need to understand the effects of cannabis on fetal development and birth outcomes. We had two objectives: to determine 1) the factors associated with self-reported cannabis use in the pre/early-pregnancy period, and 2) whether cannabis use is associated with low birth weight, preterm birth, or small size for gestational age (GA) infants.

Methods

Maternal questionnaire and birth outcome data was gathered from 2229 women and 1778 singleton infants in the Ontario Birth Study, a hospital-based prospective cohort study (2013-2019). Women self-reported cannabis use within 3 months of learning their pregnancy status. Multivariable linear and logistic regression was conduc

SUBMITTER: Michalski CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731469 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature