CBD, pot could be as bad as alcohol for your unborn baby
New research out of Chapel Hill shows links between CBD, THC and birth defects that look similar to those caused by fetal alcohol syndrome.
Posted — Updated"You know as soon as people find out that you're pregnant, immediately you start getting opinions," said Mila Litchfield who is 20 weeks into her first pregnancy.
She says she's extremely careful about what she puts into her body and avoids so many things including aspirin products as recommended by her doctor
"It's such a huge responsibility to be giving life that you just don't want to go there or I certainly don't want to even test," she said.
"This could be a really big public health problem," said Scott Parnell, an assistant professor at UNC's school of Medicine.
He said what they found was alarming. One-time exposure to the drugs early in pregnancy can cause growth issues in developing embryos. This is the first time this link has been shown in mammals. The experiment was performed on mice that were 8 days pregnant which is similar to the third or fourth week of human pregnancy.
"They are affecting the same developmental pathways so when they are given together they both effect those same pathways and worsen the effect of each," Parnell said.
He's hoping the results can cause women to pause before trying the trendy products.
Another thing to add to a long list of things to avoid soon-to-be moms.
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