What Happens When Mom-To-Be Smokes Weed While Pregnant?
4/21/202619 min
Can using cannabis help women manage health issues related to endometriosis and perimenopause? Should women use weed while pregnant or breast feeding? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta tackles some of your health questions regarding weed and women. Learn more about the effects of cannabis on women, by watching the latest installment of Dr. Gupta’s documentary series, Weed 8: Weed and Women, available stream now on the CNN app. This episode was produced by Andrea Kane and Leying Tang Showrunner: Amanda Sealy Senior Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Director: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSanjay Gupta· Host0:01
[gentle music] Hey there. Welcome to Paging Dr. Gupta. This is the show where I get to hear from you, where I get to tackle some of your health questions, and I get to follow your curiosity, and hopefully they lead us to some scientifically based answers. Well, this week, we're gonna talk about my latest installment of the Weed documentary series. This is Weed eight. Hard to believe I've made eight of these documentaries over the years, and this one focuses on women. I gotta tell you, in many ways, it feels overdue. Women are now the fastest growing users of cannabis in the country. Just think about that. They're outpacing men. And I learned that for many women, cannabis can be a lifeline, especially for those who felt unseen by conventional medicine. So without further ado, let's get to your questions. My producer, Kiera, is back with us. Who do we have first?
Kira0:57
Hey, Sanjay. Loved your doc. So happy that we have a bunch of good questions coming in on this. And first up, we have Erica in Canada, who's wondering, what do we actually know about the short- and long-term effects on a baby if a mother uses cannabis during pregnancy and while breastfeeding?
Sanjay Gupta· Host1:14
Okay, this is an important question. It has long-term implications. Some of you may be surprised or shocked just hearing this question, but we're gonna dive into it, tell you what the research says right after this short break.
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