Leemaqz, Shalem Y and Dekker, Gustaaf A and McCowan, Lesley ME and Kenny, Louise C and Myers, Jenny and Simpson, Nigel AB and Poston, Lucilla and Roberts, Claire T (2016) Maternal marijuana use has independent effects on risk for spontaneous preterm birth but not other common late pregnancy complications. Reproductive Toxicology, 62, pp. 77-86. 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.04.021.
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Highlights:
• Marijuana increases the risk of spontaneous preterm birth independent of cigarette smoking status and socio-economic status.
• Women who continue to use marijuana at 20 weeks’ gestation are five times more likely to deliver preterm than those who do not.
• The rate of early SPTB is higher amongst women who continue to use marijuana at 20 weeks’ gestation.
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