Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017 | MMWR

Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017 | MMWR

Characteristics of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy — Eight States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017

Among women in eight states who had a recent live birth, 9.8% reported using marijuana before pregnancy, 4.2% during pregnancy, and 5.5% after pregnancy. Evidence regarding the safety and health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy is largely inconclusive. Potential adverse health effects to exposed infants (e.g., lower birth weight) have been documented.