Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products
Cannabinoid use in all populations is increasing as legalization across the United States continues. Concerningly, there is a lack of caution provided by medical providers to pregnant individuals as to the impact the use of cannabinoids could have on the developing fetus. Research continues in both...
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| author | Alexis Lin Gelonia L. Dent Suzy Davies Zarena M. Dominguez Leigh-Anne Cioffredi Gabrielle L. McLemore Jessie R. Maxwell Jessie R. Maxwell |
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| description | Cannabinoid use in all populations is increasing as legalization across the United States continues. Concerningly, there is a lack of caution provided by medical providers to pregnant individuals as to the impact the use of cannabinoids could have on the developing fetus. Research continues in both the preclinical and clinical areas, and is severely needed, as the potency of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis, has increased dramatically since the initial studies were completed. Thus far, clinical studies raise compelling evidence for short term memory deficits, impulse control issues, and attention deficiencies following prenatal cannabinoid exposure (PCE). These changes may be mediated through epigenetic modifications that not only impact the current offspring but could carry forward to future generations. While additional studies are needed, a pregnancy pause from cannabinoid products should be strongly recommended by providers to ensure the optimal health and well-being of our future generations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf115c21a82c456bb673a73e29395e442023-10-11T07:22:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-10-011110.3389/fped.2023.12782271278227Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid productsAlexis Lin0Gelonia L. Dent1Suzy Davies2Zarena M. Dominguez3Leigh-Anne Cioffredi4Gabrielle L. McLemore5Jessie R. Maxwell6Jessie R. Maxwell7Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN, United StatesDepartment of Mathematics, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United StatesDepartment of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesCannabinoid use in all populations is increasing as legalization across the United States continues. Concerningly, there is a lack of caution provided by medical providers to pregnant individuals as to the impact the use of cannabinoids could have on the developing fetus. Research continues in both the preclinical and clinical areas, and is severely needed, as the potency of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis, has increased dramatically since the initial studies were completed. Thus far, clinical studies raise compelling evidence for short term memory deficits, impulse control issues, and attention deficiencies following prenatal cannabinoid exposure (PCE). These changes may be mediated through epigenetic modifications that not only impact the current offspring but could carry forward to future generations. While additional studies are needed, a pregnancy pause from cannabinoid products should be strongly recommended by providers to ensure the optimal health and well-being of our future generations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1278227/fullprenatal cannabinoid exposureprenatal cannabis exposureneurodevelopmental outcomeintrauterine exposureprenatal marijuana exposure |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Lin Gelonia L. Dent Suzy Davies Zarena M. Dominguez Leigh-Anne Cioffredi Gabrielle L. McLemore Jessie R. Maxwell Jessie R. Maxwell Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products Frontiers in Pediatrics prenatal cannabinoid exposure prenatal cannabis exposure neurodevelopmental outcome intrauterine exposure prenatal marijuana exposure |
| title | Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| title_full | Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| title_fullStr | Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| title_short | Prenatal cannabinoid exposure: why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| title_sort | prenatal cannabinoid exposure why expecting individuals should take a pregnancy pause from using cannabinoid products |
| topic | prenatal cannabinoid exposure prenatal cannabis exposure neurodevelopmental outcome intrauterine exposure prenatal marijuana exposure |
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