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Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research

  • Written by Luke Grzeskowiak, The Hospital Research Foundation Mid-Career Research Fellow - Robinson Research Institute & South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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It’s well known smoking cigarettes during pregnancy can increase the risk of harm to the baby and is best avoided.

But in our research, published today in the Medical Journal of Australia, we show using cannabis during pregnancy is also associated with poorer outcomes for babies.

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