Barn som fødes med abstinens

[Gjest anonym for anledningen]

I en situasjon der en mor bruker narkotiske stoffer (f.eks.cannabis) under svangerskapet og barnet fødes med abstinens.

Hvor mye skade er det sannsynlig at barnet har fått på hjernecellene, og hvilke sannsynlige senskader kan barnet få pga.dette?

Noen som kan noe om dette, eller vet om sider på nettet som tar for seg problematikken?

Takknemlig for svar!

[Gjest ikkekspert]

"During pregnancy, TCH passes from the woman's bloodstream to her baby through the placenta. Cannabis is not known to cause birth defects, but there are concerns that it may affect the baby's brain and nervous system development (as this is something that continues to develop throughout the whole pregnancy). Research studies indicate that unborn babies exposed to cannabis may be more likely to exhibit behavioural changes as older children. These children may be more impulsive, hyperactive and have attention difficulties, affecting their learning ability. Some studies have found that babies born to women who used marijuana regularly during pregnancy tend to be lighter in weight, shorter in length and have a smaller head circumference at birth.

Babies born to women who regularly use cannabis up until their baby is born may take longer to adjust to the light in the room and startle more easily. They may also have varying degrees of tremors (or the shakes) in the early days and initially not sleep as well.

Breastfeeding is best for your baby and if you do smoke cannabis, this should not be a reason to stop breastfeeding. However, cannabis is fat-soluble (meaning it dissolves in fat) and breastmilk is high in fat content, meaning that large amounts of THC can be passed through the breastmilk to the baby for several hours after the mother smokes cannabis."