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Smoking during pregnancy is not healthy but there is absolutely NO PROOF that marijuana causes birth defects, ONLY that prologed, heavy use can lead to low birth weight and has been linked to learning disabilities. No birth defects.
Don't spread misinformation.
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While there are many factors in determining birth defects, there is no PROOF that a major cause is smoking marijuana or cigarettes for that matter.
Let me explain from EXPERIENCE
I smoked a lot some years ago, both weed and cigs.
I got pregnant at 18 cut back on my smoking, but never quit.
My son weighed 7lbs 11 oz....normal weight, normal delivery and he is as normal as normal gets.
some years later, I was pregnant again, again, I smoked throughout the pregnancy but cut back.... a lot!! my daughter was born at 6lbs 9oz a little lighter, but no complications and not abnormally underweight.
A year later, I was pregnant again. This time I smoked weed and cigarettes without cutting back, as a matter of fact I smoked the whole pregancy as if I wasn't pregnant at all...My son was born and outweighed them BOTH at 9lbs 5oz.
Social stigma will tell you and now me, that it was a horrible thing to do and that I should burn in hell for having picked up a cigarette at all....to them I say...SCREW YOU...My kids are all grown, they are happy, healthy and doing better than most middle american families.
Stop trying to control others and spreading your vicious lies about things you have NO experience in...you silly blind little sheep who only believe what Joe Public tells you to believe.
Check you facts, do your own homework. Learn to think for yourself!!!
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i have seen kids born to homeless parents doing crack, marijuana and heroin with no deficits at all. many of these studies were done when the kids used to stay with drug addicted parents, nowadays, they are removed from those environments and go to foster homes. I have also seen kids born to parents who had a few drinks, took over the counter drugs (with OK from doctors) and they have unexplained and severe developmental problems. I personally believe every woman metabolizes drugs differently, but that's just me. Also remember that Autism, one of the largest growing disabilities, is thought to have a genetic component, and pre-natal stress is thought to contribute greatly! The medical community recommends flu shots for pregnant women, which is DEFINITELY a risk, don't let the studies fool you, most were funded by the pharmaceutical companies funding the flu shots. another point is that in Canada, they are thinking of giving marijuana to pregnant women for morning sickness/nausea. so go figure. there's lots of info out there, don't believe the hype! and although we can educate our friends, the beauty of being human is FREEDOM OF CHOICE. God granted this to us, let's all respect it.
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Don't take my word for it though, research it yourself. Marijuana is not harmful for people, but what must be considered here is the method of ingestion.
Check out this brilliant film, which I wondered about, but I did check it out more and so did thousands of people on the internet and it is a viral video right now! RUN FROM THE CURE: The Rick Simpson Story... you can torrent search it or see it here...
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Before people start writing off marijuana as the cause of many problems (epilepsy and birth defects? No...) do some research.
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Studies show marijuana may seriously affect fetal development. Lower birth weights, a shorter gestation period, major malformations, and occurrance of miscarriages increase with marijuana use. Cannabis smoke can cause both mutations, and birth defects, depending on the dose and duration. Reports say that a small but growing body of evidence indicates subtle but apparently permanent effects on memory, information processing, and executive fuctions, in the offspring of women who used cannabis during pregnancy. Cannabis exposure was associated with decreased birth weight, reduced length, and smaller head circumference, and prenatal cannabis exposure is associated with fetal growth reduction. Quote on quote marijana causes lasting behavioral, mental deficits, hyperactivity, impulsivity and learning problems that effect these children because the parents are not educated or ignorant about this subject. My husband and I adopted a little boy and due to the fact his birth mother was thinking the same way as alot of the young women on here. He is now 6 yrs old and he has some social deficts and behvioural problems along with fine motor skills. Some of these problems don't show up until they are school aged or when they hit puberty. If your child had no effects your very lucky but soon or later it will catch up with you with marijuana, smoking, alcohol or other drugs. Word to the wise if you are going to use be smart and don't get pregnant....
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In the state of Florida they have mandatory cord blood drug testing. If she is already been pregnanct for 4 months, even if she quits her cord blood will be positive. After the testing, the hospital will call DCF and they will come to the house drug test everyone and make them do mandatory drug abuse classes.
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