Pregnant people should stay away from cannabis, and doctors should ask all patients about its use before, during and after pregnancy, according to new guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The recommendations come as cannabis use during pregnancy has climbed in the United States, following wider legalization and social acceptance.
A 2019 analysis of more than 450,000 women ages 12 to 44 found cannabis use more than doubled between 2002 and 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
"When things become more normalized in society, it's a very natural tendency for us to think that we don't have to think about the potential risks," Dr. Amy Valent, an OB/GYN at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland who helped develop the new guidance, told CNN.
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