SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Smoking marijuana while pregnant may raise risks for baby.
The study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, finds that women who use pot while pregnant could be putting their child at a slightly increased risk of psychosis. Researchers say it’s yet one more reason to be concerned about the significant increase in women using marijuana during pregnancy in recent years.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 20 women in the U.S. use cannabis during pregnancy. A study published earlier this year found that’s a 75 percent increase from 2002.
Experts are concerned that as more states legalize marijuana, it may give the false impression that it is safe to use during pregnancy.
Just don’t smoke anything while pregnant or trying to get pregnant or having just been pregnant — and that goes for the lucky father, too.