A new JAMA review places cannabis cessation before pregnancy alongside established interventions like folic acid supplementation and tobacco cessation. This authoritative guidance reflects medical consensus that cannabis cessation before pregnancy should be standard prepregnancy counseling for optimal maternal and fetal outcomes.
Prepregnancy Care and Counseling: A Review.
Prepregnancy care and counseling optimize maternal health before conception to improve outcomes for mothers and infants. In the US, 66.4% of reproductive-age…
Implementation of a Standardized Management Algorithm for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is an increasingly common cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits, yet management pathways remain understudie…
Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Depressive Symptoms in Women, but Study Cannot Establish Cause
The odds of depressive symptoms are 1.8 (95% CI=1.36–2.34) among regular cannabis female users compared to non-users or non-regular users; quitting cannabis for more than a month was associated with 54% lower odds of depressive symptoms in women (95% CI=0.27–0.82).