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How does thc effect an unborn child? quit smoking thc when i got pregnant, but wondering what the medical effects are.

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Dr. Paul Pyles answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Congratulations!: Congratulations on your stopping the use of THC. Current understanding of the effects of THC use throughout pregnancy suggests that it may cause lower than normal weight, ADHD, Depression and Anxiety later on in life. You did the right thing by quitting THC use. Best wishes to you and your child!

Answered 1/20/2017

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Tobacco, marijuana,: alcohol & other drugs can alter fetal brain development from 3 weeks after conception-term; conceptional age is 2 weeks than gestational age. Human study results vary depending on other risk factors. Animal studies show permanent brain changes associated with attention, learning & behavior problems in some offspring. ^ed carbon monoxide from smoking anything reduces oxygen flow to the fetus.

Answered 7/24/2017

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