In order to facilitate an understanding of neonatal development, a review of the literature for infants born prematurely provides an avenue for examining neuroplasticity. Through the study of those born too soon, we can explain and compare this vulnerable period for any infant. Brain development ...
Marijuana use by pregnant women in the United States jumped by 62% between 2002 and 2014, and experts worry that its use will lead to adverse outcomes in both mothers and their infants, an analysis of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates. "Among all pregnant women, the adj...
The current chapter outlines evidence suggesting that prenatal opioid exposure is linked to decreased neurobehavioral development in infants, challenges associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and potential behavioral concerns such as inattention and hyperactivity later in childhood. Marijuana exposure has ...
17 Exposure to exogenous cannabinoids may be associated with changes in the prefrontal cortex and theoretically with its development and function.18 Several studies19,20 have found an association between marijuana use and adverse neonatal outcomes, including small for gestational age, low birth weight,...
This review does not highlight the timing of drug administration in relation to cytotoxic exposure, the emetogenic nature of the chemotherapeutic regimen used in each study, or the definitions used to assess nausea and vomiting in all trials. The variability within each trial included in the ...
But it turns out that these babies weren't suffering from pot exposure. They were just soapy. An investigation of the positive tests found that ingredients in several common baby soaps can cause a false positive on marijuana urine tests, researchers reported in 2012. The soaps, including ...
Depending on your age, the dose, and how regularly you use it, marijuana does affect the brain, both in the moment and over time. The population that may experience the most pronounced effects are young people. “Across the board, it’s predominantly agreed that THC exposure when your bra...
This purpose of this study was to determine correlations between in-utero marijuana exposure and childhood developmental delay.METHODS: After IRB approval, a retrospective chart review of infants with a history of marijuana exposure in utero was conducted. A total of 230 study subjects met inclus...
Prior studies have suggested that marijuana exposure may affect the growth of the fetus and the ultimate birth weight of an infant but have been inconsistent in their methodologies and have shown conflicting results. This study aims to clarify any association between marijuana use and pregnancy...
This purpose of this study was to determine correlations between in-utero marijuana exposure and childhood developmental delay.METHODS: After IRB approval, a retrospective chart review of infants with a history of marijuana exposure in utero was conducted. A total of 230 study subjects met inclusion...