Also included is a description of developmental delay during the first 2 years of life in infants exposed to prenatal marijuana. In addition, this commentary discusses the increase use of the newer "synthetic" cannabinoids which have greater psychotropic activity and can cause significant harm....
Due to possible side effects of marijuana on the fetus, ACOG recommends that marijuana should be avoided during pregnancy.Any drug of abuse can affect a mother's health. It can be difficult to determine the effects of marijuana on a baby’s health because women who use marijuana often use ...
A nursing mother who uses marijuana passes some of the THC to the baby in her breast milk. Research indicates that the use of marijuana by a mother during the first month of breast-feeding can impair the infant's motor development. Due to possible side effects of marijuana on the fetus, ...
Pregnancy: Marijuana is UNSAFE when taken by mouth or smoked during pregnancy. Marijuana passes through the placenta and can slow the growth of the fetus. Marijuana use during pregnancy is also associated with childhood leukemia and abnormalities in the fetus. Breast-feeding: Using marijuana, either...
There are inconsistent reports of intrauterine growth restriction with beta-blocker use, including propranolol, during pregnancy Untreated hypertension during pregnancy can lead to serious adverse outcomes for the mother and the fetus Hypertension in pregnancy increases maternal risk for pre-eclampsia, gestat...
No, they are not safe to take if you are pregnant or nursing your baby. The FDA classifies anabolic steroids in pregnancy as category X, which means that they are harmful to the fetus and should not be used during pregnancy. Doctors and researchers don't know if this type of drug is...
Marijuana Smoking marijuana or ingesting it in any form is not any better. Marijuana (also called weed, pot, dope, herb, or hash) is known for its psychoactive effect on the user. It induces a state of euphoria, in which the user feels intense pleasure and the absence of pain, but ...
during pregnancy may cause fetal malformations, miscarriage, fetal growth retardation, and toxic effects in the newborn; drug is teratogenic and embryo-fetal toxic in mice, rats, rabbits and monkeys; advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to the fetus ...
A significant increase in the incidence of cleft palate was observed in fetuses of treated mice; there are no adequate well-controlled studies in pregnant women; prednisolone should be used during pregnancy only if potential benefit justifies potential risk to fetus Lactation The drug has been found...
Published animal studies show drug to be teratogenic in rats, rabbits, hamsters, and mice with increased incidence of cleft palate in offspring; advise a pregnant woman about potential harm to a fetus Lactation Prednisolone has been found to be present in human milk following administration to lact...