Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism

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https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/researchers-find-cannabis-use-in-pregnancy-linked-to-greater-risk-of-autism/">Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism



Researchers caution findings only show association — not cause and effect



Researchers including experts from the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa reviewed data from every birth in Ontario between 2007 and 2012, before recreational cannabis was legalized.



They found 1.4 per cent of 18-month-olds were diagnosed with autism but that rate was higher among children exposed to cannabis in the womb, at 2.2 per cent.



Of roughly 500,000 women in the study, 3,000 reported cannabis use during pregnancy. The analysis focused on 2,200 women who said they only used cannabis during pregnancy, and no other substances.



The findings were published today in the medical journal Nature Medicine.



Even though recreational cannabis is now legal and more socially acceptable, study co-author Dr. Darine El-Chaar says that doesn't mean it's safe for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

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Smoking anything while pregnant is a stupid thing to do.

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https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/researchers-find-cannabis-use-in-pregnancy-linked-to-greater-risk-of-autism/">Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism



Researchers caution findings only show association — not cause and effect



Researchers including experts from the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa reviewed data from every birth in Ontario between 2007 and 2012, before recreational cannabis was legalized.



They found 1.4 per cent of 18-month-olds were diagnosed with autism but that rate was higher among children exposed to cannabis in the womb, at 2.2 per cent.



Of roughly 500,000 women in the study, 3,000 reported cannabis use during pregnancy. The analysis focused on 2,200 women who said they only used cannabis during pregnancy, and no other substances.



The findings were published today in the medical journal Nature Medicine.



Even though recreational cannabis is now legal and more socially acceptable, study co-author Dr. Darine El-Chaar says that doesn't mean it's safe for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Pregnant and smoking marijuana.

 

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Researchers find cannabis use in pregnancy linked to greater risk of autism



Researchers caution findings only show association — not cause and effect



Researchers including experts from the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa reviewed data from every birth in Ontario between 2007 and 2012, before recreational cannabis was legalized.



They found 1.4 per cent of 18-month-olds were diagnosed with autism but that rate was higher among children exposed to cannabis in the womb, at 2.2 per cent.



Of roughly 500,000 women in the study, 3,000 reported cannabis use during pregnancy. The analysis focused on 2,200 women who said they only used cannabis during pregnancy, and no other substances.



The findings were published today in the medical journal Nature Medicine.



Even though recreational cannabis is now legal and more socially acceptable, study co-author Dr. Darine El-Chaar says that doesn't mean it's safe for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

My sister didn't smoke pot during her pregnancies. She made up for it after she gave birth.