NEW: US surgeon general issues a “national alarm” for pregnant women and teens about marijuana: 'This ain’t your mother’s marijuana.'
, noting substances from the drug can reach the fetus by crossing the placenta.
When THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high, enters the brain of the fetus from the mother’s bloodstream, it may disrupt the endocannabinoid system, which is important for a healthy pregnancy, the new surgeon general’s advisory warned.“What you’re doing by smoking marijuana is basically disturbing a very carefully orchestrated process by which the endocannabinoid system and the brain responds to stimuli and creates new connections. That’s why the concern,” said Dr.
Other possible risks of marijuana use during pregnancy include babies that are smaller at birth and stillbirth, ACOG noted. Health experts have been warning about the consequencesAmong adolescents, marijuana is the third most commonly used illicit drug, behind alcohol and e-cigarettes, Adams said.
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