Maternal Cannabis Use and Childhood Development
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2024-02
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Fallacies surrounding gestational cannabis use are a growing concern throughout the obstetric population. Societal factors play a major role in influencing cannabis use as a method to alleviate symptoms such as nausea in early pregnancy. There is a gap in the literature regarding perinatal education and the psychological and physiological effects of in-utero exposure to cannabis. These identified risks ranged from behavioral transgressions to physical anomalies such as small for gestational age, ultimately supporting the need for enhanced education regarding gestational cannabis use. This social habit can significantly affect anesthetic management during the intrapartum phase and negatively impact pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting management. The purpose of this innovation was to assess maternal knowledge on gestational cannabis use and the effects on childhood development in parturient participants attending an inperson educational class at the Osceola Pregnancy Center in Kissimmee, Florida (FL). Implementation of a 20-minute PowerPoint educational session was conducted for parturient participants, and a face-validated pretest and posttest were electronically distributed. A nonidentifying online platform, Microsoft Forms, was utilized to facilitate data collection. Data analysis utilized the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, yielding a p-value of 0.0002079 (α = 0.05). These findings suggest a positive correlation between a community-based perinatal educational course and improved maternal knowledge. Evidence-based recommendations can be made for continued community educational outreach initiatives to raise patient and provider awareness on the growing topic.
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