Cannabis use during pregnancy, UTC for healthcare professionals
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The maternal consumption of cannabis during pregnancy can produce restrictions on fetal growth and lower birth weight, which is more noticeable with continuous exposure. In comparison with unexposed fetuses, there are reports of reduction in fetal weight gain of -14.44 g per week and skull circumference of -0.21 mm per week in exposed individuals (CONACE, 2010). The results from a recent meta-analysis (Gunn, 2016) also report an increase in the...