Jamaican Study Gives Surprising Insight Into Marijuana During Pregnancy

Jamaican Study Gives Surprising Insight Into Marijuana During Pregnancy

Dr. Dreher and her team compared babies of Jamaican women who smoked marijuana during pregnancy and those who did not. The researchers tested infants on a variety of functions one, three, and 30 days after birth. Their findings were surprising: cannabis-exposed babies scored significantly higher in their reflex tests as well as tests of basic functions like blood pressure and heart rate. The infants of cannabis-using moms were also less irritable and more alert.

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