The associations between prenatal cannabis use disorder and neonatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) during pregnancy has increased dramatically in the United States (US). This study examined the associations between prenatal CUD and adverse neonatal outcomes and heterogeneities in the associations by mothers' tobacco use status and race/ethnicity.

Design

Population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

California, USA.

Participants

A total of 4.83 million mothers who delivered a live singleton birth during 2001 to 2012 and their paired infants. Data were obtained from mother-infant linked hospital discharge records and birth and death certificates. Identified by ICD-9 codes recorded at delivery, 20 237 mothers had prenatal CUD.

Measurements

Neonatal outcomes included length of gestation, preterm birt

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492477 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature