کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9032824 1131840 2005 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Marijuana impairs growth in mid-gestation fetuses
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم محیط زیست بهداشت، سم شناسی و جهش زایی
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Marijuana impairs growth in mid-gestation fetuses
چکیده انگلیسی
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is the most commonly used illicit drug by pregnant women, but information is limited about the effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on fetal development. The present study evaluated the influence of early maternal marijuana use on fetal growth. Women electing voluntary saline-induced abortions were recruited at a mid-gestational stage of pregnancy (weeks 17-22), and detailed drug use and medical histories were obtained. Toxicological assays (maternal urine and fetal meconium) were used in conjunction with the maternal report to assign groups. Subjects with documented cocaine and opiate use were excluded. Main developmental outcome variables were fetal weight, foot length, body length, and head circumference; ponderal index was also examined. Analyses were adjusted for maternal alcohol and cigarette use. Marijuana (n=44)- and nonmarijuana (n=95)-exposed fetuses had similar rates of growth with increased age. However, there was a 0.08-cm (95% CI −0.15 to −0.01) and 14.53-g (95% CI −28.21 to 0.86) significant reduction of foot length and body weight, respectively, for marijuana-exposed fetuses. Moreover, fetal foot length development was negatively correlated with the amount and frequency of marijuana use reported by the mothers. These findings provide evidence of a negative impact of prenatal marijuana exposure on the mid-gestational fetal growth even when adjusting for maternal use of other substances well known to impair fetal development.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Neurotoxicology and Teratology - Volume 27, Issue 2, March–April 2005, Pages 221-229
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