According to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 12,000 youth, as many as 7% of moms-to-be use marijuana while pregnant, and that number is rising fast as more use it to quell morning sickness. New research suggests such use could have a lasting impact on the fetal brain, influencing children’s sleep for as much as a decade.
Marijuana use while pregnant boosts risk of children’s sleep problems: Negative effects seen as much as a decade later
As many as 7% of moms-to-be use marijuana while pregnant, and that number is rising fast as more use it to quell morning sickness. But new research suggests such use could have a lasting impact on the fetal brain, influencing children’s sleep for as much as a decade.
