Committee Opinion No. 722 Summary: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation : Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Committee Opinion No. 722 Summary: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation

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Obstetrics & Gynecology 130(4):p 931-932, October 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002349
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Abstract

Recommendations

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends the following:

  • Before pregnancy and in early pregnancy, all women should be asked about their use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, including marijuana and other medications used for nonmedical reasons.
  • Women reporting marijuana use should be counseled about concerns regarding potential adverse health consequences of continued use during pregnancy.
  • Women who are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy should be encouraged to discontinue marijuana use.
  • Pregnant women or women contemplating pregnancy should be encouraged to discontinue use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in favor of an alternative therapy for which there are better pregnancy-specific safety data.
  • There are insufficient data to evaluate the effects of marijuana use on infants during lactation and breastfeeding, and in the absence of such data, marijuana use is discouraged.

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