Zoom Meeting

 

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Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 

 

Use of cannabis and cannabinoid products (such as CBD) in the US has significantly increased in recent years in both the general population and among pregnant women. Despite this increase, relatively little is known about correlations between quantitative exposure levels and possible effects on infant neurodevelopment.  This talk will explore the changing perceptions and prevalence of cannabis and cannabinoid use during pregnancy in a state where medical marijuana use was recently approved, as well as future studies that aim to evaluate the effects of prenatal use on longitudinal neurodevelopment in exposed children.